B. Trevor

Wilson

Position: Partner
Office: Baton Rouge

Trevor Wilson is a partner in the Tax Practice Group. His expansive tax practice includes federal income taxation, tax-exempt organizations, executive compensation, estate planning, and the administration of successions.

A member of the firm’s federal and international, mergers and acquisitions and private equity, employee benefits, and trusts and estates teams, Trevor focuses his federal income tax practice on advising clients on structuring their US and international business activities to minimize federal income taxation in the ordinary course of business operations and upon a sale or merger of the business. Working closely with members of the firm’s corporate team, Trevor advises clients on optimizing the tax structure for acquisitions and divestitures of businesses.

In his tax-exempt organizations practice, Trevor advises tax-exempt organizations on structuring their activities to avoid unrelated business taxable income and maintain their tax-exempt status.

Trevor advises his executive compensation clients on structuring compensation arrangements with their executives and key employees. In particular, he advises clients on structuring compensation arrangements to comply with Section 409A and correcting compensation arrangements that violate Section 409A.

With extensive experience in federal income tax law, Trevor advises clients on the tax implications of personal and business use of aircrafts. He advises clients on optimal tax strategies and counsels them regarding compliance with federal regulations involving aviation.

Trevor’s estate planning practice focuses on advising clients on succession plans for their businesses, including structuring buy-sell arrangements to allow for the efficient succession of their businesses.