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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 NORTH LASALLE
CHICAGO, IL 60654
ILLINOIS
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Mr William Levy

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+1 312-862-3322 william.levy@kirkland.com

Position

Bill has spent over 30 years representing a wide range of clients on real estate transactions, restructurings and corporate reorganizations. He has advised clients on real estate fund formation, public and private limited partnerships, REITs and other real estate operating companies. Bill has represented REITs and other real estate operating companies in their formation, IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, financings, complex joint ventures, and in-bound and out-bound investments. He is widely recognized as one of the national leaders with respect to investing in opportunity zones where he represents fund sponsors on fund formation, opportunity zones on their investments and in connection with opportunity zone driven joint ventures. Bill’s practice also encompasses restructurings, with specific expertise in real estate, energy restructurings and large scale project finance.

Education

University of Chicago Law School, J.D.; Associate Editor, University of Chicago Law Review; University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

(Hall of Fame)

William Levy – Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Kirkland & Ellis LLP‘s tax practice is consistently sought out by a myriad of industry leaders for its capabilities in big-ticket M&A, investment fund formations, and restructurings. Chicago-based co-head Todd Maynes focuses on debt restructurings and tax litigation, while fellow co-head Dean Shulman handles the formation and operation of partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, and REITs. Also in Chicago are Gregory Gallagher and Mike Carew, noted for their respective strengths in domestic and international deal structuring, and William Levy, who maintains a robust presence in the real estate space, an area in which Mark Schwed and Adam Kool further excel. Also recommended for their exceptional transactional acumen are Sara Zablotney and Los Angeles-based Anne Kim. Joseph Tootle advises private equity clients on the tax aspects of investment fund formations. The firm’s hiring streak has continued as of late, with headline additions including investment fund expert Christopher Odell, who joined the Chicago office from Mayer Brown in April 2022, and the REIT-focused Adam Arikat, based in Dallas. All named lawyers are based in New York unless stated otherwise.

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