Amanda Nussbaum > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP advises on cross-border structuring issues such as withholding tax, permanent establishment risk, transfer pricing consideration, asset and business migrations, anti-deferral regimes, and tax treaty benefit. Team lead Amanda Nussbaum, who sits in the New York office, has significant expertise in structuring tax free and taxable mergers and acquisitions as well as taxation in the sports industry. Also located in New York, David Miller has considerable experience handling matters relating to the taxation of financial products, lending transactions, M&A, hedge funds, and HNWI, in both a domestic and international context whilst Martin Hamilton advises on cross-border investments and structured financing arrangements, and tax-efficient corporate financing techniques. In Los Angeles, Robert Friedman’s practice covers tax advice on public and private mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, private equity fund formation, financial products, and electric and gas utility tax issues. In Boston, Stephen Severo represents corporate, private equity and investment fund clients in connection with all tax-related aspects of their businesses. At the associate level, New York-based Kathleen Semanski and Washington DC-based Yomarie Habenicht, who both advise on a wide range of cross-border transactions, and Boston-based Philip Lenertz, who has particular strengths in the funds space, are notable team members.

Proskauer Rose LLP’s transactional tax team has considerable experience handling the full spectrum of corporate and financial taxation matters, with particular strength in the fund formation space. The group is also notably active in the sports sector, recently advising Major League Soccer on several issues, including the signing of soccer legend Lionel Messi by Inter Miami CF. Amanda Nussbaum, with considerable expertise structuring taxable and tax-free M&A, real estate transactions, and capital markets offerings, as well as in sports tax matters, heads the practice in New York. David Miller, also in New York, has broad experience encompassing the taxation of derivatives, private equity and hedge funds, lending transactions, multinational mergers, and workouts, among other issues. Scott Jones in Boston focuses on tax planning for private equity fund managers in relation to fundraising and internal organization matters. He also advises domestic and international investors on investments in venture capital, buyout, and hedge funds. Arnold May and Jeremy Naylor, both in Boston, are well known for advising fund managers and fund sponsors, respectively. Jamiel Poindexter, also in Boston, handles matters involving venture capital, buyout, and secondary funds, as well as other investment partnerships. Alan Parnes retired in April 2023.

Proskauer Rose LLP acts on behalf of a diverse client base of tax-exempt organizations, including prominent organizations in the sports and cultural sectors in addition to a significant number of education and healthcare industry groups. New York-based Amanda Nussbaum, who leads the firm’s tax department, also co-heads the not-for-profit group with Washington DC partner Seth Safra. Nussbaum’s practice covers issues in relation to cooperation with taxable entities, including joint ventures, partnerships, and for-profit subsidiaries, while Safra handles a range of employment and tax compliance issues. Core team members in the New York office include healthcare specialists Whitney Phelps and Jason Madden, who frequently work closely together. Katrina McCann, also in New York, is a further name to note.