Meet Tyler

Tyler Gilliam is a business and tax lawyer who works closely with domestic and international companies, business owners and individuals to find practical solutions to his client’s legal needs.

Tyler’s experience includes:

• ​• Representing private equity companies in the formation and operation of dental support organizations (DSO)
• ​• Representing buyer and seller parties to DSO acquisitions
• ​• Advising startups on business formation and entity structure planning matters
• ​• Tax planning for domestic and international companies and individuals
• ​• Representing buy-side and sell-side parties in mergers and acquisitions
• ​• Representing clients on securities matters related to private placements
• ​• Advising clients on franchise matters, including forming franchises and reviewing and drafting Franchise Agreements and Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs)
• ​• Advising athletes and businesses on name, image and likeness (NIL) matters, including forming NIL collectives and structuring NIL contracts
• ​• Advising business owners involved in LLC and partnership disputes, including derivative actions
• • Drafting and reviewing conservation easements

He received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation, with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center, where he was awarded a full-tuition scholarship as a Graduate Tax Scholar. While in Washington, Tyler also served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable Albert G. Lauber of the United States Tax Court. 

Tyler works out of our Greenville and Charleston offices.

• Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation, with distinction, 2018
• Charleston School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2017
• College of Charleston, B.A., 2012

• South Carolina, 2017

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) (2024), Corporate Law (2024), Mergers and Acquisitions (2022-2024) and Tax Law (2022-2024)
• Greenville Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Upstate” Coporate Law – Banking and Finance (2023) and Corporate Law – Business Organizations (2022-2023)
• Graduate Tax Scholar at Georgetown University Law Center
• Charleston School of Law Presidential Honors Scholar
• Charleston Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
• Charleston School of Law Moot Court Board

• South Carolina Bar, Business Section
• South Carolina Bar, Tax Section, General Council Member (2020-Present)
• Charleston Tax Council, President (2020-2021), Treasurer (2019-2020)
• Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Discovery Program, Class of 2018

• “The Corporate Transparency Act – New Federal Requirements Effective January 1, 2024,” HSB Blog, January 3, 2024
• “The Corporate Transparency Act: Don’t Shoot the Messenger,” Anderson University’s Family Enterprise Institute Annual Conference, Greenville, SC, November 2, 2023
• “Corporate Law in the Spotlight: Examining the Latest Developments and Challenges Facing Businesses Today,” HSB and ACC South Carolina Lunch & Learn, Greenville, SC, May 24, 2023
• "Compliance Checklist for Employers with Out-of-State Remote Employees," HSB Blog, January 19, 2023
• “Key Legal Areas for Family Businesses” (Moderator), Anderson University’s Family Enterprise Institute, October 20, 2022
• “HSB Employment Law Webinar: Compliance Overview and Checklist for Employers Who Employ Out-of-State Remote Employees,” August 25, 2022
• “Navigating the Name, Image, and Likeness Rules,” Geneva Group International Southeast Group Webinar, February 16, 2022
• “Guide to NIL in South Carolina for Athletes and Businesses,” HSB Blog, July 8, 2021
• “Tax Deadline Updates for Opportunity Zone Investments,” HSB Blog, April 14, 2020
• "COVID-19 – Does Your Business Interruption Insurance Apply?," HSB Blog, March 20, 2020
• "Final Opportunity Zone Regulations - What Investors Need to Know," HSB Blog, February 13, 2020
• “The Re-Emergence of the C-Corporation,” HSB 2019 Corporate Law for Accountants Seminar Series
• “Opportunity Zones - Understanding the Operational Requirements,” HSB 2019 Corporate Law for Accountants Seminar Series
• "Big Changes in the Area of Conservation Easements Following Recent Tax Court Opinion," HSB Blog, December 31, 2018
• "Demystifying I.R.C. Section 199A," HSB 2018 Corporate Law for Accountants Seminar Series