Overview
William (Bill) Machen is a tax lawyer focused on real estate syndication and partnership matters. He has represented syndicators, investors and developers for more than 50 years in numerous transactions involving the construction and/or rehabilitation of subsidized and conventionally financed multifamily residential projects, office buildings, shopping centers and sports stadiums, as well as energy facilities.
Bill is a frequent speaker over the years at industry seminars. He was a former director of the National Housing and Rehabilitation Association and received that organization's 2015 Vision Award for his contributions to affordable housing and community development. Bill also served as a director and committee chairman of the Historic Tax Credit Coalition and, together with other members of that organization, was actively involved in the negotiation of the IRS historic tax credit safe harbor in Revenue Procedure 2014-12. His decades of transactional work and teaching help clients approach complex, incentive-driven investments with clarity and confidence.
Credentials
- University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
- Wesleyan University, B.A.
- Massachusetts
- National Housing & Rehabilitation Association, Board of Directors
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition
- Historic Preservation Development Council
- Historic Tax Credit Coalition, Board of Directors
