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Mr James Peaslee
Position
James M. Peaslee is a partner based in the New York office. Mr. Peaslee’s practice focuses on tax matters. He is the co-author of Federal Income Taxation of Securitization Transactions (4th Edition, www.securitizationtax.com), as well as a number of articles on tax subjects.
Career
Mr. Peaslee joined the firm in 1976 and became a partner in 1984.
Memberships
Mr. Peaslee is a member of the Bar in New York and has been a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Tax Section since 1983. He was Chair of the Tax Section in 1991.
Education
Mr. Peaslee received an LL.M. degree in taxation from New York University School of Law in 1979 and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1976. He received an M.A. degree in economics, magna cum laude, and an undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1973.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > Financial products
The tax practice at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton advises on a wide range of financial products, specializing in advising on the taxation of cryptocurrencies, derivatives, and hedge funds, thus supporting global corporations, financial institutions and sovereign wealth funds. New York-based Meyer Fedida leads the team, which comprises of Jason Factor , known for advising on M&A, fundraisings, and private funds liquidity, William McRae , whose broad practice encompasses sovereign wealth funds and complex bankruptcy matters, and James Peaslee
whose broad portfolio encompasses structured finance, financial products, and financial institutions. Susanna Parker, is well regarded for her work with private equity sponsors while, Maureen Linch, who is based in the Bay Area, advises on cross-border tax planning and renewable energy tax credits.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Finance > Project finance
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense