About Aaron Pinegar

Aaron Pinegar is a tax attorney. He currently serves as a special counsel at Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, based in Dallas, Texas.

Headquartered in Chicago, Katten Muchin Rosenman has a team of more than 600 attorneys working out of its offices across the U.S. and in London. Katten Muchin Rosenman focuses its practice on corporate and financial services, real estate, commercial finance, intellectual property, real estate, litigation, trusts and estate planning. Its clientele ranges from Fortune 100 companies and private corporations to government entities, nonprofit organizations and individuals. Attorneys from the firm have extensive experience in counseling clients coming from a wide spectrum of industries, including chemicals and energy; construction and real estate; education and technology; financial services; health care, pharmaceutical and life sciences; insurance and risk management; entertainment and media; sports and sports facilities.

At the transactional tax planning practice group of Katten, Pinegar focuses on various transactional issues, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, debt and equity investments, as well as corporate spinoffs. With special expertise in federal, state and local tax codes and incentives, Pinegar advises clients on 1031 exchanges, unrelated business income taxes and matters concerning the Internal Revenue Service. He is also well-versed handling issues in corporate and personal income taxes, franchise taxes, property taxes, sales taxes and use taxes.

Prior to joining Katten, Pinegar served as a senior associate at Baker Botts LLP, a Houston-based law firm. He also worked as an associate at Sidley Austin, where he represented domestic and international clients in various transactions.

Rosenman holds a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and a juris doctor from Columbia University.