John Lutz > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP advises on asset-backed structures, commercial paper programs, securitizations, credit default swaps, structured products, derivatives and tax-advantaged financings and is particularly active in the energy and insurance sectors. The team also advises investors and fintech and cryptocurrency companies on tax-efficient corporate structuring. The practice is headed by New York-based John Lutz and Washington DC-based Timothy Shuman. Lutz advises major banks on the taxation of sophisticated financial transactions and products such as municipal derivatives, tax-exempt bond securitizations and tax equity structures to fund renewable energy developments. Alongside his broad financial products practice, William Pomierski, who is located in Chicago, also has particular expertise in the derivatives space often advising on a wide range of commodities, along with interest rate, currency, credit default, equity and weather derivatives.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP’s transactional tax practice, with offices in Chicago, Boston, California, Washington DC, Dallas, and Miami, offers broad expertise to blue-chip clients, focusing on the tax aspects of corporate restructurings and M&A. Timothy Shuman in Washington DC, advising on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings, leads the global group alongside Jane Wells May in Chicago, who focuses on state and local tax issues. Miami-based Steven Hadjilogiou specializes in tax optimization, while Brian Jenn in Chicago represents companies on tax-driven restructurings, foreign tax credits, and global tax policies, among other issues. San Francisco’s Dominika Korytek offers expertise in federal tax planning, especially to clients in the tech sector. John Lutz in New York is strong in the financial sector, regularly representing banks in connection with a wide range of matters, including municipal derivatives and tax-exempt bond securitizations. Damon Lyon in Chicago is well known for handling tax issues in cross-border restructurings. Lowell Yoder, also in Chicago, continues to leverage his considerable experience in cross-border transactions. DC’s David Noren is excellent in matters concerning subpart F rules, bilateral income tax treaties, and transfer pricing issues. Shawn O’Brien in Houston and Frank Jackson in New York joined the firm in October 2023 from Mayer Brown and Jones Day, respectively. Manuel Rajunov has left the firm.

McDermott Will & Emery LLP ‘excels in navigating complex global tax landscapes for multinational corporations’, supporting with M&A, private equity buyouts, and IPO transactions as well as handling complex transfer pricing matters and guiding clients through domestic and global tax policy developments. Practice head Timothy Shuman, who sits in the Washington DC office, has significant expertise handling corporate and international tax matters for acquisitions, dispositions, and restructurings. Also in Washington DC, Michael Wilder supports clients with a wide range of transactional tax matters and routinely represents clients seeking private letter rulings from the IRS and in audit and appeal matters and Caroline Ngo has a special focus on tax planning and structuring work for multinational corporations but regularly litigates in the US tax court. David Noren advises on outbound and inbound tax issues, with a focus on subpart F rules, bilateral income tax treaties, and transfer pricing. In Chicago, Jeffery Maydew advises on business taxation, particularly domestic and international tax planning for mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and other major corporate transactions and Lowell Yoder assists with tax-beneficial planning for intangible holding companies, global supply chains and multi-jurisdictional service arrangements. New York-based John Lutz has a strong practice in the financial sector, advising major banks on the taxation of sophisticated financial transactions and products such as municipal derivatives, tax-exempt bond securitizations and tax equity structures to fund renewable energy developments. In San Francisco, Dominika Korytek is experienced in developing tax strategies for international expansion, domestic and international acquisitions, reorganizations and dispositions and post-acquisition restructurings. Miami-based Steven Hadjilogiou represents Fortune 500 companies and major privately held businesses in their tax planning and supply chain projects. Manuel Rajunov has left the firm.