Joel M. Post

Joel focuses his practice on transaction tax and energy tax matters. He regularly represents tax equity investors and developers of renewable energy projects (including wind, solar, and battery facilities) in structuring transactions such as partnership flips and sale-leasebacks. Joel also advises clients on corporate, partnership, and international tax matters, including in connection with domestic and international M&A transactions and capital markets transactions.

Prior to joining the firm, Joel worked at Ernst & Young, where he focused on transaction tax planning for corporate strategic and private equity clients, as well as international tax planning for financial services clients. Joel’s background also includes in-house positions in the tax controversy department at AIG and tax planning department at Interpublic Group.

• Represented GreenSky Inc., an Atlanta-based financial technology company, in its initial public offering of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq exchange for gross proceeds of $1.01 billion.
• Represented CannTrust, a Canada-based cannabis company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.
• Represented BELLUS Health Inc., a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange.
• Represented American Tire Distributors, a multinational tire supplier, in the sale of its Canadian subsidiary, National Tire Distributors, Inc., to Groupe Touchette.
• Represented Unisys Corporation, a multinational information technology services and consulting company, in its acquisition of CompuGain’s US and India businesses.
• Represented Partners Bancorp in its merger with OceanFirst Financial Corp.
• Represented Atlantic Union Bank in its public offering of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes.

• Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Tax Law (2025)