Tax lawyer R. David Wheat has left KPMG‘s tax group in Washington, D.C., to join Kirkland & Ellis as a partner in Houston.

Wheat, who will start at Kirkland on May 31, works on corporate tax and financing transactions, particularly in the energy sector. He also advises clients on partnerships, limited liability companies and Sub C and Sub K entities, and the tax aspects of M&A, turnarounds and workouts, and tax controversies.