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Alexis J.Kim

Partner
Cleveland

O 216.566.5732

Alexis J.Kim

Partner

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.

Recognized in Best Lawyers 2027

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.
  • “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