Tax Law
Ameek Ashok Ponda
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Ameek is director of Sullivan's Tax Department and a former member of the firm's Management Committee. His practice includes domestic and international taxation, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions and REIT transactions.
Ameek is nationally recognized for his work in REIT conversions and REIT cross-border matters. He has represented public and private REITs in an array of real property sectors, both domestically and abroad, including: business storage facilities; cold storage facilities; communications towers; data centers; dark and lit fiber; digital billboards; distributed antenna systems; hotels and travel centers; industrial properties; mortgage loans; single-family and multi-family residential; office buildings; parking facilities; retail properties; senior living facilities; solar, wind, and other power infrastructure; timberlands; transmission and distribution lines; as well as vineyards, greenhouses, and other agricultural properties.
Overview
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Boston University School of Law, LL.M., graduated 1996
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1992
- Harvard University, B.A., graduated 1989
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar
- American College of Tax Counsel - Board of Regents
- "Tax Analysts" - Chairman of the Board
- American Law Institute - Member
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts - Member
- International Fiscal Association - Member
- National Tax Association - Member
- Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) - Member
- The Indus Entrepreneurs Boston - Charter Member; Former Secretary
- American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations - Member
- South Asian Bar Association - Member
- Boston University School of Law - Adjunct Professor
- Harvard Law School - Lecturer
- Hindi
- Urdu
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar
- American College of Tax Counsel - Board of Regents
- "Tax Analysts" - Chairman of the Board
- American Law Institute - Member
- National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts - Member
- International Fiscal Association - Member
- National Tax Association - Member
- Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) - Member
- The Indus Entrepreneurs Boston - Charter Member; Former Secretary
- American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations - Member
- South Asian Bar Association - Member
- Boston University School of Law - Adjunct Professor
- Harvard Law School - Lecturer
- Boston University School of Law, LL.M., graduated 1996
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1992
- Harvard University, B.A., graduated 1989
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Tax Law, Boston (2025)
- Tax Law, Boston (2017)
- Tax Law, Boston (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Tax Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
- International Mergers and Acquisitions
- Real Estate Law
Special Focus:
- Finance
- International
- REITs
- Tax Planning
- Timber
- Transactions
News & Media
Additional Information
- Experience
- Designed tax structure for well over 1,000 M&A deals
- Converted C corporations to public REITs in the travel centers, communication towers, business storage and data center industries
- Designed tax structure for first REIT-to-REIT spin-off
- Introduced Irish, Canadian and Singapore investors into U.S. real estate deals on a tax-efficient basis
- Negotiated novel M&A structures including leveraged partnerships and master prepaid leases
- Implemented efficient tax structures for REITs investing in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand
- Advised U.S. investors on Indian investments, including benefits of a Mauritius, Cyprus or Singapore intermediate holding company
- Defended the portfolio interest exemption from IRS challenge to an Islamic law-compliant transaction denominated as a lease rather than a loan
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