Kirkland & Ellis LLP

US Taxes: Non-Contentious

Joseph Tootle is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Joseph advises clients on the tax aspects of a wide range of matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, REITs and real estate transactions. He has a special emphasis on cross-border and international transactions. He also advises private equity clients on the tax aspects of raising closed and open-ended investment funds, including in the real estate and real estate credit space, and on GP stakes investments, liquidity solutions and continuation vehicle transactions.

Joseph has advised many of the large investment fund sponsors, including Apax, Blackstone, Brookfield, Cinven, CVC, EQT, Global Infrastructure Partners, KKR, Lone Star Funds and Silver Lake.

Joseph is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Partner.”

Tax Club of New York

Tax Section Executive Committee, New York State Bar Association

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2013

University of Alabama, B.S., 2008