WASHINGTON — Carla A. Young, a former shareholder at Greenberg Traurig and Internal Revenue Service official, has joined Nixon Peabody as a tax partner in its public finance group.
Young's practice centers on tax-exempt and taxable direct-pay bonds. She has served as bond counsel, underwriter's counsel, special tax counsel and borrower's counsel in a wide range of bond financings, including for governmental facilities, water and sewer systems, disaster bonds, airports, housing, and nonprofit and educational facilities.
She has also represented numerous issuers and borrowers in connection with IRS audits and voluntary closing agreements.
"We are excited to add the IRS experience that Carla brings at a time when increased IRS enforcement efforts impact bond issuers and other industry participants more frequently than ever," said Mitch Rapaport, head of Nixon Peabody's public finance practice. "With years of private and public sector experience, Carla understands the tax issues that our clients deal with in structuring new financings and in addressing post-issuance compliance issues. Carla is a skilled tax attorney who will provide strong tax insights to our clients."
Young joined Nixon Peabody after practicing four and a half years at Greenberg Traurig. Before that she was assistant branch chief and attorney at the IRS' chief counsel's office from April 2006 through December 2009. She also served two stints as an associate at Ballard Spahr from September 2002 to April 2006 and from September 1985 to March 1991.
Young obtained her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center and her bachelor's degree in accounting from Rutgers University in Camden, N.J.
