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Michael Q. Cannon

Michael
Cannon

Partner

CONTACT INFO

mcannon@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 214.698.3232

FAX:+1 214.571.2942

Dallas

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75201 USA

Houston

811 Main Street, Suite 3000, Houston, TX 77002-6117 USA

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PRACTICE

Tax Energy Investment Funds Mergers and Acquisitions Oil and Gas Power and Renewables Private Equity Projects and Infrastructure

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Cannon is a tax partner in the Dallas office of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.

Mr. Cannon has significant experience with the tax aspects of mergers and acquisition transactions, and has represented both buyers and sellers in a number of transactions, both public and private, including cross-border matters.  He also dedicates a significant part of his practice to transactions and offerings in the energy and infrastructure space, including oil and gas, MLP and renewable energy (solar and wind) transactions (both on the sponsor side and on the tax-equity side).  He also represents investment fund sponsors in connection with tax structuring matters, and has particular expertise with oil and gas, real estate and infrastructure funds.  Mr. Cannon also has substantial experience in representing real estate investors and sponsors in a wide variety of transactions, including complex joint ventures.

Michael has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™  in Tax Law (2021-2023).

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Cannon served as a law clerk for several years, first for the Honorable Justice Thomas Rex Lee of the Utah Supreme Court and then for the Honorable Thomas B. Griffith of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Mr. Cannon earned his Juris Doctor summa cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, graduating first in his class.  While attending law school, he served as a Lead Articles Editor of the Brigham Young University Law Review and published three articles in the Law Review.  He also received a number of awards, including the John S. Welch Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, the Law School’s premier writing award, and the Hugh B. Brown Barrister’s Award, which is presented to one third year student in recognition of high standards of preparation and performance in the classroom.  His academic performance led to his election to the Order of the Coif.  Prior to law school, he graduated summa cum laude from the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University, with a Bachelor of Science in accounting.

Mr. Cannon is admitted to the bar of the State of Texas.  Mr. Cannon was recognized for obtaining the second highest score on the July 2012 Texas Bar Exam.

EDUCATION

Brigham Young University - 2012 Juris Doctor

Brigham Young University - 2009 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

Texas Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - August 16, 2022 | The Inflation Reduction Act Includes Significant Benefits for the Carbon Capture Industry
Client Alert - August 10, 2022 | Update: Senate Passes Revised Version of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; Carried Interest Changes Omitted and Tax on Corporate Stock Buybacks Added
Client Alert - July 29, 2022 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 Would Modify the Tax Treatment of Carried Interests, Include a Corporate Minimum Tax, and Expand Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Press Releases - November 4, 2021 | Gibson Dunn Promotes 27 Lawyers to Partnership
Client Alert - October 13, 2021 | U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Substantial Extension and Expansion of Clean Energy Tax Incentives
Client Alert - May 29, 2021 | Biden Administration Releases Fiscal Year 2022 Budget, Together With a “Greenbook” Providing Detailed Descriptions of Proposed Changes to Federal Tax Law and Accompanying Revenue Estimates
Article - April 12, 2021 | The Clean Energy Revolution: Renewable Energy Tax Incentives and Issues
Publications - June 15, 2020 | Bankruptcy-Proximate Owner Shift? Loss Corporation Beware
Publications - May 18, 2020 | Double Tax Benefits in the CARES Act
Client Alert - May 1, 2020 | IRS Issues Notice Clarifying Expenses Funded with Proceeds of Small Business Administration Loans under Paycheck Protection Program
Publications - June 10, 2019 | Tell Me It’s Over: Tax Year Endings and M&A Transactions
Article - September 3, 2018 | The 100 Percent Tax-Exempt Use Property Trap: Funds Beware
Article - January 1, 2018 | Let Me Roll It: What Every M&A Participant (and M&A Lawyer) Should Understand about Tax Free Rollovers
Client Alert - September 5, 2017 | Internal Revenue Service Announces Relief for Southeast Texas Due to Hurricane Harvey
Article - January 27, 2017 | What Potential M&A Buyers Must Know About R&W Tax Risks
Client Alert - September 9, 2016 | IRS Releases Final Regulations Clarifying the Definition of Real Property for REITs
Client Alert - February 8, 2016 | M&A Report – Determining the Likely Standard of Review Applicable to Board Decisions in Delaware M&A Transactions (February 2016 Update)
Client Alert - November 18, 2014 | M&A Report – Determining the Likely Standard of Review Applicable to Board Decisions in Delaware M&A Transactions
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