Alexis, a partner in the Tax group, has broad experience counseling businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals on a wide range of transactional federal income tax matters and Ohio tax controversy matters before the Ohio Department of Taxation and Ohio Board of Tax Appeals.
Alexis advises clients on aspects of corporate and partnership taxation, including the tax consequences of mergers and acquisitions involving private equity funds and regulated investment companies. She regularly advises clients on transactions involving Section 1202 qualified small business stock, transactions involving New Markets Tax Credits, and renewable energy transactions involving the Section 48 and 48E investment tax credits, including the transfer of investment tax credits. She also counsels tax-exempt organizations on organizational and governance matters, including formation, obtaining favorable tax-exempt determinations and reinstatement as well as late exemption applications and reclassifications from private foundation to public charity status.

Focus Areas
Examples of Alexis’s experience include:
- Advising on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and corporate liquidations.
- Advising regulated investment companies on tax-free reorganization matters.
- Working as part of a team advising a U.S. public company on the purchase of $221 million of Section 48 Investment Tax Credits in connection with development and financing of a utility scale wind farm in the southeastern United States.
- Performing tax due diligence for Section 48 and 48E investment tax credit equipment leasing transactions, including analysis of the economic substance doctrine.
- Working on a cross-practice group team to structure and advise on a transaction involving both Historic Tax Credits and New Markets Tax Credits to finance the transformational renovation of a landmark historic market hall.
- Advising on the IRS audit of a tax-exempt organization including both Forms 990 and 941, leading to no-change resolution for the Form 990 audit and full penalty relief for adjustments to Form 941.
- Advising private equity funds on acquisitions of telecommunications portfolios.
- Working as part of a team to obtain a favorable multi-year settlement with the Ohio Department of Taxation on behalf of a client at the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals.
- Assisting developer clients with formation of Qualified Opportunity Funds for investment in Qualified Opportunity Zones.
- Obtaining six private letter rulings from the IRS on income exclusion of semi-public entities under Code Section 115.
- Representing individuals before the IRS in Offshore Voluntary Disclosure of offshore financial accounts.
- “What the New Law on Overtime and Tips Taxes Means for Employers,” Thompson Hine Transition – A Presidential Change Update, July 2025
- “One Big Beautiful Bill: Key Tax Planning Opportunities and Challenges for Commercial Real Estate Owners,” Thompson Hine Transition – A Presidential Change Update, July 2025
- “Tax Court Addresses Limited Partners’ Self-Employment Tax Status,” Thompson Hine Tax Update, December 2023
- “Risks and Rewards of Purchasing Renewable Energy ITCs,” Tax Notes, November 2023
- “Tax Changes in Ohio’s Biennial Budget Benefit Individuals and Businesses Alike,” Thompson Hine Tax Update, July 2023
- “Section 1031 Final Regulations Defining Real Property and Effect on Qualified Intermediary Exchanges,” Thompson Hine Tax Update, April 2021
- “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Implications for Business,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, December 30, 2020
- “Qualified Opportunity Fund Investment Extension from IRS Doesn’t Grant Full Relief,” Thompson Hine Qualified Opportunity Zones Update, September 2020
- “Funding a Startup? Consider the Section 1202 Capital Gain Exclusion,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Spring 2020
- “IRS Grants Relief to Deadlines for ‘Like-Kind’ Section 1031 Exchanges,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, May 1, 2020
- “CARES Act: Implications for Businesses,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 28, 2020
- “Federal CARES Act Provides Substantial Relief to Employers from Effects of COVID-19,” Thompson Hine COVID-19 Update, March 2020
- “IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding Withholding Obligations on Transfers of Partnership Interests by Foreign Partners,” Thompson Hine Business Law Update, Summer 2019
- “Ohio Budget HB 166 Contains Income Tax Credit for Investments in Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds,” Thompson Hine Qualified Opportunity Zones Update, July 10, 2019
- “New IRS FAQ Permits Section 1231 Gains invested in a QOF During 2018 to be a Qualifying Investment,” Thompson Hine client advisory, July 1, 2019
- “Treasury Comment Introduces Approach for Purchasers of Non-qualifying QOF Interests to have Qualifying QOF Interests,” Thompson Hine client advisory, July 1, 2019
- “Opportunity Zone and Startup Tech Companies IRS Guidance: Round Two Summary,” Thompson Hine Qualified Opportunity Zone Alert, May 9, 2019
- “Opportunity Zone IRS Guidance: Round Two Summary,” Thompson Hine Qualified Opportunity Zone Alert, May 7, 2019
- “SB 8 Reintroduces Ohio Income Tax Credit for Investments in Qualified Opportunity Zone Funds,” Thompson Hine client advisory, February 2019
- “Congress Delivers a Gift for Charitable Business Owners,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Journal, 2018
- “Contributions to quasi-governmental public-private partnerships,” The Tax Adviser, August 1, 2017
- “Renting out your home during the 2016 Republican National Convention: windfall or tax liability?” Crain’s Cleveland Business, June 16, 2015
- “Private Letter Rulings Help Six Ohio Land Banks Aggressively Pursue More Land Donations,” Ohio Township Association Ohio Township News
- “Navigating Cleveland’s Thriving Startup Ecosystem,” Thompson Hine Startups Streamlined Webinar, April 2024
- Cleveland Tax Institute, various presentations
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026, 2027 for Tax Law
Professional Associations
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland Tax Institute Committee Chair
- Tax Club of Cleveland, Secretary
- American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
Community Activities
- Hopewell, Board member
- Laurel School Alumnae Association, Board member
- Family Connections, President
- Cleveland Leadership Center, Bridge Builders, Class of 2025
- Cleveland Leadership Center, OnBoard Cleveland Class of 2018
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., 2019
- Cleveland State University College of Law, J.D., 2014, magna cum laude,
Cleveland State Law Review, executive editor (2013–2014), associate (2012–2013)
- Baldwin-Wallace College, B.A., 2008, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Tax Court
Languages
- French
- Thompson Hine Announces Election of Seven Accomplished Attorneys to 2026 Partnership Class,
Thompson Hine LLP
, December 16, 2025 - Expanded QSBS Benefits Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
Thompson Hine Update
, July 30, 2025 - What the New Law on Overtime and Tips Taxes Means for Employers,
Transition – A Presidential Change Update
, July 14, 2025 - One Big Beautiful Bill: Key Tax Planning Opportunities and Challenges for Commercial Real Estate Owners,
Transition – A Presidential Change Update
, July 7, 2025 - New Ventures Update – April 2024, April 30, 2024
- New Ventures Update – March 2024, March 27, 2024
- Tax Court Addresses Limited Partners’ Self-Employment Tax Status,
Tax Update
, December 4, 2023 - Risks and Rewards of Purchasing Renewable Energy ITCs,
Tax Analysts
, November 29, 2023 - Tax Changes in Ohio’s Biennial Budget Benefit Individuals and Businesses Alike,
Tax Update
, July 7, 2023 - Section 1031 Final Regulations Defining Real Property and Effect on Qualified Intermediary Exchanges,
Tax Update
, April 15, 2021


