William B. Freeman

Will focuses his practice on federal income tax issues related to business transactions. He represents clients across a broad spectrum of domestic and international tax matters, advising on M&A deals, crafting corporate and partnership structures, negotiating agreements, and planning financial arrangements. He regularly advises on accounting firm mergers and acquisitions and cross-border structuring. Will also handles the tax aspects of public and private offerings of debt and equity securities.

Will was previously senior tax counsel for a major international energy company where his role included designing large-scale internal and external transactions involving US domestic and international tax provisions and counseling top-level management with respect to those transactions. He was also responsible for developing tax-efficient capital structures for foreign affiliates along with tax optimizing cross-border financing. His practice intersected with the tax rules in dozens of countries across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He has experience advocating for tax law changes at the federal level as well.

• Represented book-running managers and underwriters in connection with Energy Transfer LP’s public offering of $2 billion notes offering
• Represented underwriters in connection with Public Service Company of Colorado’s $1 billion first mortgage bond offerings
• Advised remarketing agents in connection with NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.’s $1.99 billion debentures remarketing
• Advised agents, forward sellers and forward purchasers in connection with Xcel Energy Inc.’s inaugural at-the-market program to sell up to $4 billion of common stock
• Advised initial purchasers in connection with CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s $1 billion offering of 3.00% convertible senior notes
• Represented underwriters on NiSource Inc.’s $1.65 billion SEC-registered debt offerings

• Recommended for US Taxes: Non-Contentious, Legal 500 United States, 2023-2025