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Goodwin
THREE EMBARCADERO CENTER
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
CALIFORNIA
United States

Position

Partner

Career

Kelsey Lemaster is a partner in Goodwin’s Tax practice. His practice includes mergers and acquisitions, opportunity funds, real estate and venture capital fund formations, private equity and venture capital investment structuring, the qualification and operation of REITs, transactions involving REITs, investments in real estate by tax-exempt and foreign investors, and joint venture and other partnership transactions.

Education

LL.M., 2008 Boston University School of Law / J.D., 2002 Georgetown University Law Center (cum laude) / B.A., 1999 Boston University (magna cum laude)

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Goodwin maintains a strong reputation in the life sciences arena, with the tax team assisting both start-ups and mature public companies with structuring equity, acquisition, and divestiture transactions. Real estate is another area of expertise; practice head Neal Sandford focuses on the organization and operation of REITs, where Karen Turk is also an expert, while Edward Glazer anchors the firm’s real estate capital markets offering. Howard Cubell and chair of the firm’s New York office Janet Andolina are essential contacts for private equity sponsors. Also based in New York are Romina Weiss and William Weiss, both of whom have broad experience in corporate and partnership tax matters, and George Davis. Other recommended individuals include Daniel Karelitz and the San Francisco-based Kelsey LeMaster. All named lawyers are located in Boston unless noted otherwise.