Alyssa H. Depew
Alyssa Depew is a member of the firm’s Tax and Estate Planning section. Her practice is focused on all aspects of international, federal, state, and local taxation. She advises clients with a variety of tax structures within several industries, including health care entities, public charities, and private foundations. She provides guidance on complex tax rules and regulations, ensuring that tax exemptions, operational structures, and transactions follow all guidelines.
Ms. Depew has experience advising and assisting clients with the formation and operation of nonprofit organizations, planned giving and donor-advised funds, and investments in private equity and hedge funds.
Education
- Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, LLM, Taxation, with honors, 2019
- Editorial Board for ABA’s The Tax Lawyer
- Dean’s Full Scholarship Recipient
- Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, JD, magna cum laude, 2018
- Order of the Coif
- Louisiana Law Review
- CALI Awards in Bankruptcy, Property, Legal Research and Writing, and Elder Law
- Chancellor’s Merit Full Scholarship Recipient
- Brigham Young University-Idaho, BA Music Education, 2008
Experience
- Judicial Intern for Judge Douglas Dodd, U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Middle District of Louisiana, 2017
- Judicial Intern for Judge John W. deGravelles, U.S. District Court – Middle District of Louisiana, 2016
- Utah
- Mountain States Super Lawyers Rising Star: Tax (2023-2025)