Experience

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  Troutman Sanders LLP

  • New York, New York

  • Co-Founder of Renewable Energy Finance Practice

    • 2007 - 2013
    • New York, New York

    In 2007 Phil Spector joined Troutman Sanders LLP and developed the firm's renewable energy project finance practice. Phil represented a variety of tax equity investors in solar, wind and other projects. In the PV solar area, Phil has structured and documented PPA / master sale-leaseback progr...

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  King & Spalding LLP

  • New York, New York

  • Tax Partner

    • 2001 - 2007
    • New York, New York

    Phil led the tax team in King & Spalding's equipment leasing and finance practice. With his partners he represented several banks and other tax equity investors in highly structured sale-leaseback transactions with municipal and other tax-exempt lessees. He also acted as a service partner...

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  Watson Farley & Williams

  • New York, New York

  • Tax Partner

    • 1991 - 2001
    • New York, New York

    Phil worked closely with his colleagues in the Paris and London offices of this firm. He handled the U.S. tax aspects of many transportation financing transactions involving large commercial ships and aircraft, frequently representing foreign participants. He was U.S. tax advisor to Vivendi in t...

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  Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts

  • New York, New York

  • Tax Associate

    • 1984 - 1991
    • New York, New York

    My work at Winthrop Stimson (now Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman) covered a wide range of transactions in a period of major tax law changes (the 1986 Tax Reform Act) and the end of an M&A boom. While I did work on some newsworthy M&A deals, I was mostly busy with international tax matter...

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  Trubin Sillcocks Edelman & Knapp

  • New York, New York

  • Tax Associate

    • 1981 - 1984
    • New York, New York

    I began work at something that does not exist anymore (has not for some time) -- a 50 lawyer firm doing high level corporate, litigation and real estate finance. It was then considered a "mid size" New York firm. Operating in the Seagram Building on Park Avenue, this was a thriving pra...