​Vanessa leads the firm’s tax practice, regularly advising clients on the tax aspects of structuring, documentation, and compliance of complex financing transactions for affordable housing and community development projects. Her practice focuses on transactions involving federal and state tax credits, where she helps clients navigate both strategic considerations and technical requirements to achieve efficient, compliant outcomes. She has extensive experience with a range of tax credit programs, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, Energy Tax Credits, and New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC). In addition, she has advised on the structuring of Opportunity Zone investments. Vanessa represents a diverse set of stakeholders across the industry, including investors, syndicators, lenders, and developers (both for-profit and nonprofit) providing practical, solutions-oriented counsel tailored to each client’s role in the transaction. Her approach combines deep technical tax knowledge with a commercial perspective, enabling clients to execute sophisticated deals with confidence.