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Reginald J. Clark

Of Counsel

Reggie Clark is an experienced tax advisor to a wide range of business clients.

He counsels a variety of corporate clients on the complex tax issues that affect corporate acquisitions, restructurings, spinoffs and other transactions. Reggie also advises clients in tax disputes, often serving as their representative before the National Office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with ruling or technical advice requests. In addition to corporate clients, he represents university endowment fund managers on the taxation and legal issues associated with private equity and other investments.

Reggie is a former adjunct professor of law in Emory University School of Law’s graduate tax program.

  • Represented Acacium Group, a portfolio company of Onex Partners, in its acquisition of R&D Partners, a staffing company.
  • Represented G&L Holdings, Inc. in the sale of all issued and outstanding equity of Grain Craft, the largest US-based independent flour miller.
  • Represented Safran S.A., a global tier-one supplier of systems and equipment to the aviation, defense, and space markets, on the sale of its Base2 Solutions subsidiary to Belcan, LLC.
  • Represented South Carolina pediatric dental practices in connection with the sale of those businesses to an Atlanta-based Dental Support Organization.
  • Represented TRP Construction Group, a leading provider of traffic control solutions, in its acquisition of Tolle Roads, LLC.
  • Represented Southeastern Mills, Inc., a leading food products company, in the sale of its custom coatings and seasonings division to Kerry Inc.
  • Represented SSM Partners in its acquisition of Kukui Corporation.
  • Represented EG Group in the $330 million acquisition of the Minit Mart convenience store portfolio of TravelCenters of America LLC.
  • Represented TRP Construction Group in the acquisition of 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Southern States Pavement Markings, LLC.
  • Helped a Georgia-based urban greenhouse establish corporate form and obtain tax-exempt status from the IRS for its parent company.
  • Represented Southwire, North America’s largest wire and cable producer, in its acquisition of assets from DCN Cables, LLC.
  • Represented Southwire in the acquisition of a $75 million cable manufacturing facility from ABB Inc. in Huntersville, North Carolina.
  • Represented a leading media company in the sale of two newspapers and related media assets in Florida.
  • Represented a leading media company in the sale of five newspapers and related media assets in Texas.
  • Represented MSouth Equity Partners in its acquisition of TRP Construction Group, a leading provider of thermoplastic striping, painting and markers, rumble strips, and traffic control services.
  • Represented C&TDG Management, LLC (a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners) in a series of acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price exceeding $14.5 million.
  • Represented SunTrust Bank in the sale of its Tallahassee-based commercial lines insurance premium finance subsidiary, Premium Assignment Corporation, to IPFS Corporation.
  • Represented Interior Logic Group, a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners that provides customer-focused design and construction services, in its sale to Platinum Equity.
  • Represented Goldman Sachs in the $1.5 billion private placement for one of the country's largest electric generation and transmission cooperatives.
  • Represented Southwire in acquiring a $75 million cable manufacturing facility from ABB Inc. in Huntersville, North Carolina
  • Represented Southwire in acquiring Sumner Manufacturing Company, Inc.
  • LIBOR Replacement and US Tax Law Considerations for Multi-Currency and Cross-Border Financing Transactions, September 13, 2018, Austin Business Law Conference
  • Sutherland's Year-End Tax Seminar, December 6, 2016
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the area of tax law (2007-2024)
  • Recognized by Chambers USA: Guide to Leading Business Lawyers in the area of tax (2003-2023)
  • Recognized by The Legal 500 United States in the area of domestic tax (2015),US taxes: non-contentious (2016-2023) and international tax (2017, 2020)
  • Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers® (2004-2019)
  • Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America in the area of tax law (2016)
  • Selected for inclusion in PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook for Tax (2008)
  • Former Chair, Corporate Tax Committee, Tax Section, American Bar Association
  • Former Member, Editorial Board, Georgia State Bar Journal
  • Former Member, State Bar Task Force that drafted legislation authorizing the formation of limited liability companies in Georgia
  • Member, American Law Institute
  • Member, American College of Tax Counsel
  • Advisory Trustee, Southern Federal Tax Institute
  • Georgia
  • A.B., Duke University,

    Phi Beta Kappa

     

  • J.D., with distinction, Duke University School of Law,

    Notes and Comments Editor, Duke Law Journal

Reginald Clark

Of Counsel

Reginald Clark

Of Counsel

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