Adam Kearney

Adam Kearney is a tax professional who specializes in real estate taxation and real estate investment trust (“REIT”) compliance. Mr. Kearney has more than 15 years of experience advising real estate owners, operators and developers. He has deep expertise in REITs and partnerships, with a focus on complex issues such as partnership income and debt allocation, Section 704(c) planning, REIT compliance and other REIT-related matters.

Mr. Kearney advises clients across different asset classes, including real estate, private equity and private credit, with real estate sector experience spanning retail, office, industrial, hospitality, healthcare and data centers. Beyond compliance, he serves as a strategic advisor on acquisitions and dispositions, REIT qualification due diligence, tax accounting, Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 740 income tax provisions and transactional tax matters, helping clients drive value while managing risk.

Mr. Kearney also has extensive knowledge of state and local tax compliance, which he uses to help clients structure transactions and operations in the most tax-efficient manner. He delivers practical, timely and actionable solutions that help clients achieve their business objectives while navigating the complexities of real estate taxation.

Mr. Kearney began his career with The Schonbraun McCann Group, a real estate advisory firm later acquired by FTI Consulting, where he provided tax compliance services to large private and public real estate companies.

Relevant Experience:

• Directed the tax structuring and execution of a multibillion-dollar real estate portfolio
• Led tax due diligence on several real estate transactions, surfacing material risks and delivering solutions that secured successful closings
• Acted as a tax advisor to publicly traded REITs on tax strategy, helping anticipate regulatory change and capture market opportunities
• Counseled investment committees and senior executives on tax-sensitive decisions, translating technical complexity into clear, actionable direction