Poker, Mark S.

John Currivan has wide experience in the taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies, including a variety of venture capital transactions, private equity fund formation, corporate joint ventures, partnership acquisitions and dispositions, and complex restructurings of debt and equity interests. He also has substantial experience in tax-free exchanges involving real estate and personal property. John is coordinator of the Tax Practice in the Firm's Cleveland Office.

John provided the principal advice on partnership debt and equity restructuring in the bankruptcy of Chrysler. Transactions in which John was the principal advisor on partnership tax matters include the formation of joint ventures between Micron and Intel, between Goodrich and Rolls Royce, and between T-Mobile and Cingular. John provides tax advice to a variety of private equity and venture capital funds, including Riverside, Key Principal Partners, Morgenthaler, and Primus.

John is coauthor of the BNA Portfolio "Corporate Bankruptcy." He is also coauthor of a book on Ohio limited liability companies and the principal author of an article on contingent obligations in partnerships. John is a frequent speaker at the Cleveland Tax Institute, has chaired the Institute, and currently serves on its Executive Committee. He also has been a speaker at the Tax Executives Institute. John has been an adjunct professor at Case Law School, teaching advanced partnership taxation. He is a member of the ABA's Section of Taxation and its Subsection of Partnerships and LLCs.