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Vincent G. Kalafat is a Partner in the Billings office and a Co-Practice Group Leader of the firm’s Taxation, Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Vincent joined the firm in 2013 and primarily advises clients in taxation, estate and succession planning, estate and trust administration, closely held business entities and joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and other dispositions, and real estate transactions.

As part of his practice, Vincent works closely with clients to navigate the complexities of tax law to achieve their objectives.  With his experience in both tax and business law and his accounting background, he offers clients a unique advantage, seamlessly integrating tax and legal considerations to provide practical solutions tailored to their specific needs. His ability to navigate complex tax and business issues to assist clients in accomplishing their objectives is distinctive to his practice.

Before joining the firm, Vincent served as a law clerk to the Honorable Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He then worked as a tax associate with Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York City.

Outside of his practice, Vincent loves spending time skiing, fishing, rafting, and hiking with his kids. 

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® “Rising Star,” Tax, 2018-2021

  • American Bar Association
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • State Bar of Montana
  • Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax & Real Property (BETTR) Section of the State Bar of Montana

  • Leadership Montana, 2018
  • Leadership Billings, 2016
  • Billings Chamber of Commerce

  • Presenter, Corporate Transparency Act: What Trust & Estate Attorneys Need to Know, Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax & Real Property Section of the State Bar of Montana, November 20, 2024
  • Presenter, Corporate Transparency Act, Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax & Real Property Section of the State Bar of Montana, October 27, 2023
  • Presenter, The “Revised” Montana Business Corporation Act, Business, Estates, Trusts, Tax & Real Property Section of the State Bar of Montana, March 18, 2020
  • Contributor, Employment Law Quarterly Update, Issue 3, Implications of New Tax Law on Confidential Settlements of Sexual Harassment or Sexual Abuse Claims (April 2018)
  • Author, Bloomberg BNA Montana Corporate Income Tax Portfolio content (2016-2018)
  • Co-Author, Tiers of the Sun: Montana Multi-Tier Pass-Through Entity Apportionment Developments, Tax Newsletter (Summer 2014)
  • Contributing Author, Special Tax Considerations Regarding the Acquisition, Ownership and Disposition of REIT Shares by Foreign Governments and Their Sovereign Wealth Funds, in REITs: Mergers and Acquisitions (Chapter 6D), Law Journal Seminars Press (2011)
  • Contributing Co-Author, Cross-Border Acquisitions of REITs: Selected U.S. Federal Income Tax Issues Arising From Foreign Acquisition of REITs or Interests in REITS, in REITs: Mergers and Acquisitions (Chapter 6B), Law Journal Seminars Press (2009)

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