Mr Saul Rudo > Katten > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

Katten
525 WEST MONROE STREET
CHICAGO, IL 60661-3693
ILLINOIS
United States

Work Department

Transactional Tax Planning

Position

When middle-market businesses or PE firms structure mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, spinoffs and management compensation agreements, their leaders call Saul Rudo. While Saul leads teams to efficiently and effectively get to closings, he focuses on the future as much as the present, designing deals that keep his clients in optimal after-tax positions for years to come.

As the lead attorney on his matters, Saul offers his clients direct access to his structuring and “market” advice, without engaging in a game of “telephone” through layers of attorneys. Given his vast experience in the field, Saul delivers suggestions that are practical and “market” in nature, and that solve issues efficiently for all parties. As a result, his deals advance steadily toward closing.

Saul represents middle-market private equity firms, family offices and closely held businesses typically of up to $1 billion in value. In addition to his extensive M&A work, Saul advises on the business structuring and tax implications of venture capital and start-up transactions, management compensation arrangements and fund formations.

Education

JD, Harvard Law School, 1983; BS, University of Illinois, 1980

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Katten’s transactional tax planning team is well known for handling the tax aspects of major M&A, recently advising on the acquisition of NBA team The Charlotte Hornets by a consortium. Saul Rudo in Chicago, with considerable experience representing middle-market private equity firms, family offices, and closely held businesses, chairs the group. He often advises on M&A matters as well as on the tax implications of venture capital and start-up transactions. Valentina Famparska, also in Chicago, focuses on the federal income tax aspects of a variety of transactions, from fund formations to leveraged buyouts.