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James O. Lang focuses his tax and corporate project finance practice on tax incentive programs, Qualified Opportunity Zone and Qualified Opportunity Fund financing, tax credits, and related state and federal incentive programs.  Jim is closing over $8 billion of Qualified Opportunity Funds and ancillary Qualified Opportunity Zone deployment of funds and has closed or is structuring several billion dollars in tax credit incentivized transactions.  Jim represents funds, investors, lenders, community development entities, and for-profit and not-for-profit project sponsors in complex transactions where capital stacks require enhancement through incentive financing, including Qualified Opportunity Zone incentives, state and federal new markets tax credits, affordable housing and low-income housing tax credits, historic rehabilitation tax credits, and renewable energy tax credits. He works with funds, investors, lenders, project sponsors, and qualifying businesses to structure these tax incentive programs along with ancillary governmental and non-governmental financing programs, including inbound immigration and Visa investment programs, grants, and taxable and tax-exempt bonds. Jim works with clients on developing creative structures designed to increase benefits and ameliorate risks.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards on Sept. 22, with the goal of

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) on Oct. 28 announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards with the goal of

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In a bipartisan effort to pass new legislation to extend and provide for increased reporting under the Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Program, on April 7, 2022, members of Congress introduced
Continue Reading Bipartisan Proposed Legislation Released for Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI) on Sept. 1 announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) awards with the goal of
Continue Reading U.S. Treasury Announces $5 Billion Allocation of New Markets Tax Credit Awards

On Wednesday, April 17, the United States Department of the Treasury released proposed regulations related to investment in Qualified Opportunity Zones and Qualified Opportunity Funds. The issuance of these highly
Continue Reading Highly Anticipated Qualified Opportunity Zone Proposed Treasury Regulations Released