John M. Hughes concentrates in corporate and partnership tax planning. He has a broad range of experience in federal tax matters including mergers and acquisitions, partnership tax matters, international taxation and insurance taxation. He has also handled a wide variety of state and local tax matters for clients including income, sales, use and property taxes.

Over his nearly 20 years of practice, Mr. Hughes has developed a specialized practice in the area of ethanol plant and other alternative fuel plant finance and construction. This involves structuring debt and equity financing for construction and start-up as well as negotiating the numerous vendor off-take and construction contracts required for such products. At Harrison & Held, John is concentrating his practice on all aspects of income taxes, and on various corporate transactions.

John is a co-author of the chapter, Handling Family Limited Partnerships and LLCs, in the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education publication, Illinois Estate Administration. Before joining Harrison & Held, LLP, John spent time as a member of Deloitte & Touche’s small business tax group, a partner with Lord, Bissell & Brook, LLP, and a partner with Vedder, Price, Kaufman & Kammholz.

Education

• Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., 1985
• University of Illinois, B.A., 1980
• University of Illinois, B.S. in Accounting (with ongoing CPA certification)

Admissions

• Illinois, 1986

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Chicago Bar Association
• Illinois State Bar Association