Events
David Strong to Speak on BARBRI Webinar
Partner David Strong will speak on BARBRI’s live video CLE program, “Tax Considerations in Negotiating, Structuring, and Documenting M&As,” on …
September 9, 2026
September 9, 2026 • 1-minute read
Chambers USA, 2020–2026
David Strong is a tax partner with extensive experience advising clients on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and restructurings, partnerships and joint ventures, and private equity and venture capital investments. He also advises on the tax aspects of a wide range of capital markets transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, mezzanine and bridge loans, early-stage venture financings, and initial public equity offerings and convertible debt offerings (including tax-integrated hedges). Recognized by Chambers USA with a Band 1 ranking for Colorado Tax (2020–2026), David is praised by clients as “knowledgeable and having great command of the technical rules.”
Mr. Strong has worked with both public and private business enterprises across a broad range of industries, including consumer, healthcare, manufacturing and industrial services, media and entertainment, mining and natural resources, real estate, technology, life sciences, and internet and telecommunications.
Mr. Strong is a former adjunct professor and current advisory member to the faculty at The University of Denver Law School’s Graduate Tax Program. He is also a former chair of the Corporate Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a frequent speaker on corporate and other tax matters at local, regional, and national seminars and continuing legal education programs.
Nordstrom in its $6.25 billion take-private transaction
Biogen in its acquisition of Alcyone
Infinera in its $2.3 billion acquisition by Nokia
Alteryx in its $4.4 billion take-private by Clearlake Capital and Insight Partners
SoftBank in its $8.6 billion sale of Supercell Oy to Tencent Holdings
Sierra Oncology in its $1.9 billion acquisition by GlaxoSmithKline
Talend in its $2.4 billion take-private acquisition by Thoma Bravo
Mersana Therapeutics, Inc. in its sale to Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. for up to more than $350 million
Morgan Stanley in its acquisition of EquityZen, Inc., a marketplace for pre-IPO investments
Netflix in its $1.8 billion issuance of senior secured notes
Square (now Block) in its $2 billion issuance of senior notes
Microchip in its $1.25 billion issuance of convertible notes and capped call hedge
Akamai Technologies, Inc. in its $1.5 billion issuance of convertible notes and tax integrated call-spread
Lyft in its $460 million issuance of convertible notes and capped call hedge
Franklin Street Properties Corp. in its $320 million secured credit facility refinancing
MKS Inc. in its private offering of €1 billion of 4.250% senior notes and related credit facility refinancings
MicroStrategy in its $21 billion preferred stock ATM program
State Street on its offering of $2 billion of floating rate notes
Barclays in the $1.75 billion de-SPAC IPO of Dubai’s AIR
KBR, Inc. in the planned tax-free spin-off and public listing of its Mission Technology Solutions division
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David Strong to Speak on BARBRI Webinar
Partner David Strong will speak on BARBRI’s live video CLE program, “Tax Considerations in Negotiating, Structuring, and Documenting M&As,” on …
September 9, 2026
September 9, 2026 • 1-minute read
Client Alerts
Executive Summary: Section 1202 allows certain taxpayers to potentially exclude up to 100 percent of the amount of any eligible …
July 9, 2026
July 9, 2026 • 5-minute read
Articles
Section 1202: Qualified Small Business Stock
Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code offers one of the most powerful tax incentives available to startup and small …
July 6, 2026
July 6, 2026 • 1-minute read
Events
David Strong Speaking on CfPA Webinar
Partner David Strong will be speaking as part of the Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA) June webinar series. He will provide …
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026 • 1-minute read
Events
Vinson & Elkins Sponsoring and Speaking at the 42nd Annual TexFed Institute
Vinson & Elkins is sponsoring the 42nd Annual Texas Federal Tax Institute (TexFed) taking place June 3 – 5 in San Antonio, TX. …
June 3, 2026
June 3, 2026 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins LLP represented an affiliate of AlphaCore Wealth Advisory in its acquisition of Streamline Family Office, a provider …
September 17, 2026
September 17, 2026 • 1-minute read
Deals & Cases
Vinson & Elkins Represents WaterBridge in Upsized Offering of $150 Million in Senior Notes
Vinson & Elkins represented WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC (NYSE: WBI) in connection with an upsized tack-on offering of $150,000,000 aggregate principal …
August 14, 2026
August 14, 2026 • 1-minute read
Awards & Rankings
Four Vinson & Elkins Lawyers Named Among Colorado’s 2026 Barrister’s Best Rankings
Vinson & Elkins is pleased to announce that four members of its Denver office have been recognized in Law Week …
July 13, 2026
July 13, 2026 • 2-minute read
Awards & Rankings
Vinson & Elkins announced today that it achieved 20 Band 1 rankings in Chambers USA 2026: Nationwide: Energy Transition; Energy: …
June 4, 2026
June 4, 2026 • 3-minute read
Firm News
Vinson & Elkins Expands Corporate Practice With Four-Partner Team in Denver and D.C.
Keith Trammell, Chalyse Robinson, David Strong and Alex Bahn bring deep, complementary experience in M&A, finance, tax, securities regulation and …
April 27, 2026
April 27, 2026 • 4-minute read
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