Ms Sara Zablotney > Kirkland & Ellis LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s international tax practice is hallmarked with cross-border M&A, buyouts, fund formations, and restructurings. The firm’s client base consists of industry leaders across energy, private equity, and asset management. Sara Zablotney leads the New York tax office, advising on a broad range of complex transactions, focusing on tax issues arising from mergers and spin-offs. In Chicago, Mike Carew and Christine Lehman handle tax aspects of sales and acquisitions. In New York, Mark Schwed  supports asset managers with strategic investments while in Chicago, Anthony Sexton assists clients with restructuring and reorganization, particularly in the current context of cryptocurrency emergence. Also based in Chicago, Polina Liberman also handles the firm’s extensive M&A portfolio while Lee Morlock handles a range of structuring activities for Fortune 500 companies. In 2024, the team welcomed David Levy from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Elie Zolty from Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP.

With a strong international reputation, Kirkland & Ellis LLP’s non-contentious tax practice group provides advice on a breadth of foreign tax issues and tax planning regarding domestic and cross-border M&A, fund formations, restructurings, bankruptcy reorganizations, real estate, and executive compensation arrangements. Chicago-based Todd Maynes focuses on tax aspects of debt restructurings, bankruptcy, and insolvency. Leading the New York tax practice group are Sara Zablotney and Dean Shulman, with extensive experience advising on a wide range of US and international tax matters and transactions involving limited liability companies, joint ventures, funds, and REITs. Rachel Cantor  in Chicago specializes in the tax aspects of complex business transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A. Houston’s David Wheat handles bankruptcy, workout, and restructuring tax matters. New York-based Mark Schwed  advises on the structuring and negotiating of complex real estate transactions, and Joseph Tootle focuses on cross-border and international transactions. In Chicago, Lee Morlock advises on international tax planning and transactional matters, Mike Carew has expertise in cross-border and international transactions, while Anthony Sexton focuses on complex structuring issues. David Levy  and Elie Zolty are also key names.