McAfee & Taft, the state’s largest law firm, has expanded its top-ranked Tax & Family Wealth Group with the addition of Matthew B. Hickey, an experienced tax and business lawyer with 15 years’ experience providing sophisticated tax analysis and advice as it relates to business entity selection and organization, complex business transactions, general operational matters and tax efficiency, and the use of tax-advantaged activities as a means to lower overall transaction costs and tax liability. His broad-based tax and business planning experience includes assisting high net worth clients in achieving their estate planning objectives and advising non-profit organizations on the specific tax and regulatory requirements necessary for them to maintain their tax-exempt status.
Hickey’s expertise and experience have earned him recognition and inclusion in the prestigious Chambers USA Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, The Best Lawyers in America, and Oklahoma Super Lawyers.
The Ohio native holds a master of laws degree in taxation from the New York University School of Law and graduated with highest honors from the University of Oklahoma College of Law.
With more than 175 attorneys and offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Springfield, McAfee & Taft is one of the nation’s 250 largest law firms as ranked by the National Law Journal.
