Anthony Caldwell concentrates his practice in the areas of taxation, commercial transactions, and public finance. Mr. Caldwell’s experience includes counseling energy and natural resource clients regarding taxation issues, involvement in and structuring of complex business transactions, representation of clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax department, and service as bond and underwriter’s counsel for numerous public finance offerings. Mr. Caldwell is a certified public accountant.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Caldwell gained experience in both public and private industry accounting. While in public accounting, he performed entity financial statement reviews and compilations and consulted for several of his clients. While in private industry accounting, Mr. Caldwell served as a senior financial reporting specialist for a Fortune 150 corporation and also spent time as a corporate controller.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
- Taxation
- Commercial transactions
- Public finance
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2005 Steptoe & Johnson
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
- Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- AICPA Tax Section
AWARDS / HONORS
- Graduated cum laude, University of Tennessee College of Law
- Managing Editor, Tennessee Journal of Business Law
- The Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence for Economic Principles of Income Taxation, Legal Negotiations, Legal Writing, and Trial Practice
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- "Memo to the Partner: Put Option Provision for Bond Master Trust Indenture," 6 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 435 (2005)
- "Case Commentary: Hollingsworth, Inc. v. Johnson" (concerning sales tax credits), 5 Tenn. J. Bus. L. 438 (2004)