Matthew Dewitz > Latham & Watkins LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Latham & Watkins LLP
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NEW YORK
NY 10020
United States

Work Department

Matthew C. Dewitz is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins. His practice focuses on corporate and partnership taxation.  Mr. Dewitz has experience representing private equity funds, investment banks, real estate investment trusts, venture capital funds and other public and private companies on matters including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, tax-free reorganizations, joint ventures, distributions, other recapitalizations, and debt and equity financings in both the public and private markets.

Position

Corporate Partner

Career

https://www.lw.com/people/matthew-dewitz

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Latham & Watkins LLP is experienced across a diverse range of key sectors, including financial services, energy, retail, life sciences, and natural resources, among others. The group is noted for its expertise in bankruptcy and insolvency restructurings, international tax planning, investment funds, M&A, REITs, securities and financial products. Practice co-head Jiyeon Lee-Lim‘s recent activity involves big ticket SPACs that concern both IPOs and business combinations, while in Chicago, fellow co-head Joseph Kronsnoble specializes in bankruptcies – an area in which David Raab and San Francisco-based Kirt Switzer further excel. Washington DC-based Andrea Ramezan-Jackson advises public and private companies on complex tax-structured M&A and IPOs. In Los Angeles, Samuel Weiner and Pardis Zomorodi are noted for their respective strengths in loss preservation and debt cancellation, and REITs. Also recommended are Matthew Dewitz, a seasoned transactional tax attorney, and Houston-based Bryant Lee, who focuses on partnership taxation. All named individuals are based in New York unless noted otherwise.