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Suzanne M. Rodekohr

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Suzanne Rodekohr joined Sandberg Phoenix in 2025. She is a member of our firm’s Business Practice group and the Team Leader of the firm’s tax team. Suzanne has spent more than 25 years advising clients in respect of transactional and business tax issues, including the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of acquisitions, mergers, reorganizations and related tax matters. Suzanne regularly advises clients on tax and corporate law issues, internal restructurings, and structuring complex joint venture arrangements. In addition, Suzanne advises clients on general corporate issues, including choice of entity, series limited liability companies, limited liability company agreements, and deferred compensation arrangements.

Suzanne was a judicial clerk for the Hon. John C. Minahan, Jr., United States Bankruptcy Court District of Nebraska and has experience with bankruptcy and bankruptcy-related tax issues

Civic Activities

Fine Arts Booster Club for Minutemen, Board Member

Our Lady of Mercy Country Home, Former Board Member

Heart of America Tax Institute (2002-2011), Co-Chair (2009)

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Missouri Bar Association

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Representative Experience

Represented management members of renewable energy company with respect to tax issues in equity rollover in connection with sale of company valued at $2.2B

Represented management members of a make-on-demand e-commerce company with respect to tax issues in $170M management buy-out transaction with a $29.5M management equity rollover.

Represented public company in the industry of global manufacturing and suppling of packaging and engineered products with respect to tax issues in connection with “Reverse Morris Trust” transaction.

Represented public food manufacturing company with respect to tax advice in connection with the tax-free spin-off of one of its subsidiaries.

Represented insurance company in connection with a large internal corporate restructuring.

Represented Dutch private equity firm in connection with acquisition of a U.S. company.

Represented U.S. venture capital firm with respect to tax issues in connection with restructuring required in order to go public in the United Kingdom.

Represented a media and entertainment company regarding tax issues in the acquisition of one of the world’s most iconic kids-focused entertainment brands.

Tax advice in connection with numerous acquisitions and sales of public and private companies in industries such as agriculture, insurance, hospitality, energy, financial services and retail.

Tax advice and drafting of complex limited liability agreements for numerous joint ventures.

Publications

Co-Author: “Income Taxation of Flow-Through Entities (Partnership, Limited Liability Company, and S Corporation)” Missouri Taxation Law & Practice, 3rd Edition Supplement and 4th Edition.

Awards & Recognition

2009
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