Rika Valdman advises clients on a range of energy tax credit matters, including credit transfers under Section 6418, the implications of new Prohibited Foreign Entities (PFE) rules, and transaction insurance for energy projects. She also represents clients in federal tax controversy matters.
Rika has extensive experience addressing energy tax credit issues under the Inflation Reduction Act and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including recent work involving the PFE rules. She also brings substantial trial experience to her tax controversy practice, having litigated a variety of complex cases during her nearly eight years as a trial attorney with the Tax Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Before joining Alston & Bird, Rika served as the chief of the Energy Branch in the Internal Revenue Service’s Energy, Credits, and Excise Tax Division.