Kulick, Peter J.

Education

Michigan State University

B.A., 1997

Michigan State University College of Law

J.D., 2001
  • summa cum laude
  • Law Review Note & Comment Editor, 2000-2001
  • Law Review, 1999-2001
  • Dean's List all semesters

New York University

LL.M, 2003
  • Taxation

Peter J. Kulick

Member

Prominent Assignments

Federal partnership taxation, including tax planning and counseling in connection with the formation, capitalization, operations and terminations of entities taxed as partnerships.

Tax planning and compliance counseling with respect to structuring mergers, acquisitions, disposition and business transactions to minimize taxes and comply with federal tax laws.

Counseling clients in the gaming industry, including casinos and suppliers, concerning compliance with state and federal gaming laws and specific gaming-related taxes.

Practice before gaming regulatory bodies with respect to gaming licensing and qualification of casino licensees and suppliers.

Counseling clients with respect to all facets of i-Gaming activities on an international basis.

Tax counsel with respect to various federal and state tax credit transactions and economic development incentives on behalf of developers, alternative energy businesses, community development entities and tax credit investors, including federal New Market Tax Credits, Michigan Historic tax credits, Michigan Brownfield tax credits and other federal and state tax incentives.

Tax counsel for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds, including governmental bonds and Private Activity Bonds, ranging in size from $1,000,000 to over $500,000,000.

Tax counsel to non-profit entities with regard to formation, exempt status, UBIT and transactions with for-profit entities.

Counsel to clients in tax controversy matters before the United States Tax Court, Internal Revenue Service and state agencies.

TG Missouri Corp v. Commissioner, 133 T.C. No. 13 (2009) – (successfully represented taxpayers in lead national case involving interpretation of statutory provisions allowing for the federal Research Credit).

Representative Clients

  • Private Equity Funds
  • Developers
  • Casino operators
  • Gaming equipment manufacturers
  • Nonprofit organizations

Professional Involvement

  • International Masters of Gaming Law, Young Attorney Member
  • National Association of Bond Lawyers 
  • Michigan Bar Association (Chairman, Board of Tellers, 2002; Chair, Practice and Procedure Committee of Tax Section; Member, Tax Section) 
  • American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section and Partnership/LLCs and Tax Exempt Financing Committees) 
  • Ingham County Bar Association 
  • Interim Editor (2008-2009) and Assistant Editor (2009-Present), Casino Lawyer

Community Involvement

  • Former aide to United States Senator Spencer Abraham (R-MI) and Congressman Dick Chrysler (R-MI)
  • Providing pro bono legal assistance to various non-profit organizations with respect to federal tax exemption matters
  • Member, Board of Directors, Hometown Housing Partnership, Inc.

Publications/Presentations

  • "A Tale of the Federal Research Credit – Using TG Missouri to Maximize the Benefit," 20 J. Multi-State Tax 20, (2010).
  • Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases Involving Casino Businesses, Collier Guide to Chapter 11 Practice (2010). 
  • Prolific author of gaming and tax law articles published in leading publications such as Casino Lawyer, Casino Enterprise Management, ABA Gaming Law Gazette, the Gaming Law and Economics Review, Drake Law Review, John Marshall Law Review and various other gaming industry publications and frequent panelist at national gaming law and tax law conferences.