Atty. David A. Gillespie
David has more than 30 years of experience representing a wide variety of clients, with special emphasis on the power, infrastructure, and transport sectors. He has extensive experience advising investment funds, equity investors, public authorities, asset operators, lenders, and manufacturers in the tax structuring and implementation of sophisticated domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions.
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David A. Gillespie is a tax and energy attorney based in New York, New York, practicing at Greenberg Traurig. Educated at Georgetown University (J.D., 1984). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Energy Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Railroad Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026). Serands clients in New York, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- David has more than 30 years of experience representing a wide variety of clients, with special emphasis on the power, infrastructure, and transport sectors
- He has extensive experience advising investment funds, equity investors, public authorities, asset operators, lenders, and manufacturers in the tax structuring and implementation of sophisticated domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and financing transactions
- Please read more here: https://www.winston.com/en/who-we-are/professionals/gillespie-david-a.html
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in New York are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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