“As the most sophisticated renewables and infrastructure tax practice in the U.S., Leo Berwick arms its clients with bespoke tax advice and personalized attention to maximize growth. The additions of Dorian Hunt to lead the Renewable Energy practice in addition to Joe Zenk, Steven Hurowitz and John Troth will enhance our ability to serve complex and dynamic markets,” says Nick Kato, founder and managing partner at Leo Berwick. “From solar and energy storage and energy transition to critical infrastructure, our clients help power our modern world and a more sustainable future. Our market-leading team will provide them with the advice necessary for their businesses to thrive.”
The addition of four industry experts brings over 100 years of combined experience and further augments the team’s ability to provide practical, holistic transaction guidance for infrastructure and renewables deals:
Dorian Hunt, Partner and Head of Renewable Energy
- Dorian Hunt joins Leo Berwick with over 20 years of experience in tax credit monetization, advising renewable energy project developers, regulated utilities, oil and gas companies and tax equity investors. Prior to joining Leo Berwick, Hunt was a leader in the power and utilities and energy transition tax practice at a Big 4 firm. Dorian is an industry-recognized thought leader and pioneer in the renewable energy, energy transition and federal credit spaces. Each year he helps developers and investors add multiple gigawatts of clean energy onto the US electrical grid. He is at the forefront of helping stakeholders understand the practical implications, challenges and opportunities attendant to building out the diverse energy technologies incentivized under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Joe Zenk, Cost Segregation Leader
- Joe Zenk comes to Leo Berwick with over 40 years of experience in market valuations, cost segregation, technical analyses for tax-related matters and more. Prior to joining Leo Berwick, Zenk was a managing director with a Big 4 firm, serving as the national cost segregation leader and capital projects leader in the power, utilities and renewable sectors. Zenk’s extensive experience will provide clients with expert advice on cost segregation matters and technical analysis on tax credits and incentives.
Steven Hurowitz, Canadian M&A Tax Leader
- Steven Hurowitz joins Leo Berwick with over 30 years of experience advising a wide array of private equity and infrastructure clients on transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, financings, and restructurings. With prior experience as the founder and key leader of a Big 4 M&A tax practice in Canada, Hurowitz will use his extensive Canadian tax proficiency and insights to elevate Leo Berwick’s clients across industries by enabling them to make the best investment decisions.
John Troth, Partner, M&A Tax
- John Troth brings deep expertise in U.S. tax advisory and structuring services for mergers, acquisitions and restructurings to the Leo Berwick team, including in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors. Prior to joining Leo Berwick, Troth was a partner in the U.S. M&A tax practice of a Big 4 organization. Troth’s vast experience will augment Leo Berwick’s delivery bench for U.S. M&A work.
Leo Berwick’s team of former Big 4 and Big Law tax advisers has aided clients with transactions as small as $10mn to over $10bn, specializing in value-added tax due diligence, structuring and modeling services for some of the world’s biggest investors.
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About Leo Berwick
Leo Berwick is a commercially focused tax advisory serving the merger and acquisition needs of world’s biggest infrastructure funds, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, publicly-listed companies and private strategic investors, as well as the banks, law firms, and transaction advisories who facilitate these deals. The firm supports the full deal lifecycle with focused insights into the federal, state/provincial and local tax implications of each deal, including cross-border and international transactions. Leo Berwick’s nuanced tax expertise in regulated and fast-moving sectors makes the firm a key ally to ensure you clients get the best tax outcome in any deal. With resources across the US and Canada, Leo Berwick employs more than three dozen leading tax specialists, serving investors and their partners in the Americas, EMEA, Asia Pacific, and South Asia.