Lee Allison > Ropes & Gray LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10036
NEW YORK
United States

Work Department

Tax

Position

Partner

Career

Lee Allison’s practice encompasses the United States federal income tax aspects of domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, including leveraged acquisitions; private equity, venture capital and mezzanine debt fund formations; private equity and venture capital investments; and securities offerings. He has also worked on matters involving the restructuring of financially distressed companies. More recently, Lee has been advising clients on the tax implications of legislation passed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the CARES Act.

Memberships

New York State Bar Association, Member of the Executive Committee – Co-Chair of Treaties and Intergovernmental Agreements and former Co-Chair of “Inbound” U.S. Activities of Foreign Taxpayers

Education

  • JD, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 1997; Managing Editor, Northwestern University Law Review
  • BA, University of Pennsylvania, 1992