Randall D. McClanahan
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Randy is a business attorney with experience in corporate law, taxation law, mergers and acquisitions, executive compensation, venture capital and private equity transactions, and the legal aspects of accounting and auditing.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Alabama, 1992
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®-Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Tax Law, 2016-2022
- Birmingham Business Journal
- Best of the Bar, 2020
- Certified Public Accountant, Alabama and Georgia
- National Conference of Lawyers and Certified Public Accountants, 2010-2013 and 2018-present
- Certified Valuation Analyst
- Instructor, Corporate Law, Birmingham School of Law, 2003-2006
Education & Honors
- University of North Carolina, J.D., 1992
- Duke University, M.B.A., 1989
- University of Alabama, M.T.A., 1983
- Auburn University, B.S., Accounting, cum laude, 1982
Experience
- Representation of clients in numerous transactions involving business mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations.
- Representation of private businesses in formation, organization and business planning.
- Representation of private equity investors in connection with investments in various businesses.
- Advise clients regarding federal, state and international tax issues.
- Advise clients regarding the structure of executive compensation plans.
- Advise clients regarding accounting issues in transactional and litigation matters.
- Appointed as special master to address accounting disputes and business valuation issues in various litigation proceedings.
In the News
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Randall D. McClanahan to Moderate ABA Webinar on Audit Response Letters
- Randall D. McClanahan and Katie T. Powell named Best of the Bar by Birmingham Business Journal
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Butler Snow Attorney Randall D. McClanahan to Serve as Panelist at American Bar Association Business Law Section Meeting
- Butler Snow Attorney Randall D. McClanahan Appointed Chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section’s Audit Responses Committee
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Randall D. McClanahan to Speak at American Bar Association’s Business Law Section’s Spring Meeting
- Butler Snow Attorney Randall D. McClanahan Appointed to National Conference of Lawyers and Certified Public Accountants More...
- Commerce Union buying Columbia bank - Nashville Post
- Legal Roundup: Several Birmingham attorneys receive honors - Birmingham Business Journal
- Butler Snow Attorney Randall D. McClanahan to Serve As Panelist on ABA Webinar on Accounting for Lawyers
- SmartBank to acquire Tuscaloosa, Alabama-based Capstone Bank - Spoke
- United States: FASB Standard-Setting Update ~ November 2016 - Mondaq
- Firm Ranked #2 for "2016 Healthiest Employers" by BBJ
- Butler Snow Attorney Appointed Chairman of American Bar Association's Law and Accounting Committee
- 18 Lawyers From Dwindling Johnston Barton Join Birmingham, Ala., Office of Butler Snow
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Moderator, "Fundamentals of Audit Response Letters in 2020," American Bar Association, Business Law Section, November 18, 2020.
- Co Author, “The ABA Statement on Audit Responses: A Framework that Has Stood the Test of Time,” The Business Lawyer, Vol. 75, No. 3, Summer 2020.
- Speaker, “2019 Accounting Update for Securities Lawyers,” American Bar Association, Business Law Section’s Fall Meeting, Washington, D.C., November 22, 2019.
- Speaker, “Start Smart 2:0: Advising Start-Ups on Formation and Early State Organizational Issues,” American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Spring Meeting, Vancouver BC, March 28, 2019.
- Speaker, “Basics of Accounting for Lawyers,” American Bar Association, Webinar, June 29, 2017.
- Speaker, “ Lawyer’s Role in the Audit Response Process: Online Legal Confirmations-Driving Efficiency and Enhancing Client Service, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Accounting and Auditing Conference, Baltimore Md., July 13, 2015.
- Speaker, "Tax Implications of Compensating Board Observers and Advisors," American Bar Association Section of Business Law, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., August 9, 2013.
- Speaker, "U.S. Taxation for U.S. Businesses Doing Business in Brazil," Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce Southeast, Atlanta, Ga., November 13, 2012.
- Speaker, "Fundamentals of Sound Corporate Record Keeping: Key Principles and Practices That Every Corporate Secretary Should Know," American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill., August 4, 2012. More...
- Speaker, "Guiding the Private Company Board Meeting- Best Practices and Avoiding Pitfalls," American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Spring Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 22, 2012.
- Author, "Assignment, Delegation and Choice of Law Provisions in Commercial Agreements," The Practical Lawyer, June 2011.
- Author, "Assignment, Delegation and Choice of Law Provisions in Commercial Agreements," Business Law Today, October 2010.
- Speaker, "Never Really Thought About It: Understanding ‘Miscellaneous’ Provisions and Other Background Text in Agreements," American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., August 6, 2010.
- Speaker, "Shareholders’ Agreements: Key Provisions and Purposes, Including Funding Buy-Sell Obligations," American Bar Association CLE Teleconference, June 9, 2010.
- Author, "FASB Amends Impairment Guidance for Certain Beneficial Interests," ABA Section of Business Law eSource, April 2009.
- Speaker, "LLC Agreements – Balancing Simplicity, Safeguards and Deal Points," American Bar Association, Section of Business Law Spring Meeting, Dallas, Texas, April 10, 2008.
- Speaker, "LLC Agreements – Balancing, Simplicity, Safeguards and Deal Points," American Bar Association, Section of Business Law, Middle Market and Small Business Committee Meeting, Laguna Nigel, Calif., January 10, 2008.
- Author, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Tax Positions: FASB Interpretation No. 48," ABA Section of Business Law eSource, March 2007.
- Author, "New Standard on Accounting for Pension and Other Post-retirement Plans," ABA Section of Business Law eSource, January 2007.
- Speaker, "Flow-through Entities in Alabama: What You Need to Know," Lorman Education Services, August 29, 2006.
- Author, "Proposed Change in Accounting for Pension and Other Post-Retirement Liabilities Threaten to Alter Business Agreements," Birmingham Business Journal, June 23, 2006.
- Speaker, "Tax Issues in Alabama: Mergers and Acquisitions," National Business Institute, December 9, 2004.
- Speaker, "The Basics of Business Finance for Managers and Non-Financial Professionals," Sterling Education Services, Inc., July 14, 2004.
- Speaker, "Negotiating and Drafting Acquisition Agreements in Alabama," National Business Institute, April 21, 2004.
Recent Blogs
- IRS Provides Further Guidance on Employment Tax Credits
- IRS Extends Additional Filing Deadlines
- Important Tax Provisions in the CARES Act
- Employer Payroll Tax Credits Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Treasury Proposes Removal of Certain Section 385 Regulations
- Congress Fixes “Grain Glitch” Error in 199A
- Partnership Audit Rules Clarified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act
- U.S. Internal Revenue Service Cancels Offshore Amnesty Program
- IRS Clarifies Deductibility of Home Equity Loan Interest Following the 2017 Tax Act More...
- Treasury to Issue Carried Interest Regulations Closing Perceived S Corporation Loophole
- Accounting Standards- Summary of Current FASB Developments