Leland Collins

Leland Collins has close to 10 years of experience in providing tax advisory and tax compliance services to a broad range of clients in the real estate, private equity, professional entertainment, mortgage servicing, private credit and digital infrastructure industries. Mr. Collins supports various stakeholders by providing tax due diligence, tax structuring, tax planning, real estate investment trust (“REIT”) qualification and maintenance, portfolio acquisitions/dispositions and other general tax advisory services.

Mr. Collins possesses a deep proficiency in the reporting and taxation of partnerships and corporations, including REITs, as well as expertise in inbound real estate structuring. Mr. Collins has a proven track record of advising on complex tax areas such as the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (“FIRPTA”), Chapter 3 withholding, unrelated business taxable income (“UBTI”), REIT organizations, REIT due diligence and partnership allocations.

Mr. Collins also has extensive experience in identifying, negotiating and securing multibillion-dollar economic tax incentives for digital infrastructure operators, investors, and developers at the state, county and city level.

Mr. Collins strives to develop the highest-performing teams and understands the value of bringing a diverse set of experts to the table. He encourages a collaborative, practical and creative approach to solving stakeholders’ most challenging tax problems.

Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Collins held positions at Ernst & Young’s (“EY”) Real Estate Tax practice and PricewaterhouseCoopers’ (“PwC”) Asset and Wealth Management Tax practice.

Relevant Experience:

• Secured economic incentives for a digital infrastructure operator that resulted in more than $10 billion in cash tax savings over a 20-year period
• Advised on the successful tax-efficient acquisition of an affordable housing portfolio valued in excess of $6 billion
• Developed an asset management platform for one of the largest family offices in the United States to support the family’s long-term tax planning strategy
• Supported an institutional asset manager with the tax-efficient partnership liquidation of a multibillion-dollar light industrial portfolio

Awards & Recognition:

• Next Generation Awards, Atlanta & Southeast Region, Connect CRE (2025)