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Robert C. Louthian is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Washington, D.C. office. As a member of the Firm’s Health Department, his primary activities include representation of exempt organizations on a wide range of tax and related issues, including determinations of exempt status, securing private letter rulings on proposed transaction, and preparing and representing clients who are under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. He works primarily with hospitals and other institutional providers, private foundations, scientific research organizations, universities and trade associations. He has worked extensively in the formation of provider networks, integrated delivery systems, conversions of tax-exempt organizations and joint ventures with tax-exempt participants.
Prior to joining McDermott, Robert spent seven years as an attorney in the Exempt Organizations Technical Division of the Internal Revenue Service. He served as the national coordinator for examinations of colleges and universities and, while working with all types of exempt organizations, was considered an authority in the areas of colleges and universities, hospitals/health care, scientific research organizations, low income housing, economic development corporations and unrelated business income activities of exempt organizations. Other areas of his experience include tax-exempt bond financing, religious organizations/churches, exempt organizations’ participation in partnerships/joint ventures and technology transfer organizations.
Robert is a frequent speaker before bar associations and associations of exempt organizations. He has also written or co-written numerous articles published in tax literature.
Robert is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Education:
College of William and Mary School of Law, J.D., 1987
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1984 | 