Practice Areas
Education
- B.S., University of South Carolina, 1996, magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Women's Swimming Team, 1992-1996
- J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000; Board of Editors, University of North Carolina School of Law Banking Institute Journal
Bar & Court Admissions
- North Carolina, 2000
- South Carolina, 2001
Other Areas of Law
- Taxation
- Business
- Economic Development
- Sports
Kerry M. F. Lindauer
Kerry Lindauer's diverse practice includes taxation and business law representation for clients in various industries, including manufacturing, service, transportation, retail and energy. She represents her client's overall tax position at all judicial levels, taking a long-term approach to meeting client needs with respect to tax planning, controversy and strategies pertaining to federal and state tax issues.
Specifically, Ms. Lindauer's taxation counsel covers:
- Federal & state income tax, including asset capitalization and mergers and acquisitions
- Sales and use tax
- Property tax
A skilled negotiator, Ms. Lindauer works with state and local governments and business leaders to construct attractive economic development tax incentive programs for her business clients, including local development grants, multi-county business part participation, tax increment financing, corporate headquarters credits, infrastructure credits, property tax abatements, pollution control equipment and facilities exemptions and job development credits. Ms. Lindauer also has been successful pursuing legislation changes to suit the economic development needs of her clients.
Within her business practice, Ms. Lindauer drafts, reviews, and amends agreements covering various general business transactions, focusing on specific issues that could be problematic for her clients from a tax perspective.
Within the area of sports law, Ms. Lindauer guides attorneys and individuals in analyzing and interpreting the policies and regulations set forth by the National Collegiate Athletics Association.
Of Note
- Member, University of South Carolina Women’s Swimming & Diving Team, finishing with four All-American honors and three Academic All-American honors
- Member of the school record-setting 200 Freestyle Relay and the 400 Medley Relay teams
- Contributing writer, "Bankers Up!" Professional Sports Facility Financing and Other Opportunities for Bank Involvement in Lucrative Professional Sports, 3 N.C. Banking Inst. 201 (1999)
- Member, Board of Directors and Advocacy Committee, Teen Health Connection
- Former co-chair, Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law Committee of the North Carolina Young Lawyers Division
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association: Business Law Section; Young Lawyers Division, Entertainment and Sports Industry Forum
- North Carolina Bar Association: Young Lawyers Division; Tax Law Section; Sports and Entertainment Law Section
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Mecklenburg County Bar: Tax Law Section