
Mayer Brown’s tax practice advises on a wide array of financial products and transactional matters, spanning structured products, capital restructurings, hybrid securities, debt and equity offerings, and closed-end funds and other investment vehicles. The group is jointly led by Jason Bazar in New York, Jeffrey Bruns in Chicago, and San Francisco-based Remmelt Reigersman, who is particularly noted for his work on federal and international tax issues. In Chicago, Steven Garden focuses on asset-backed and trade receivable securitization financings, as well as cross-border whole loan and receivable sale transactions across multiple asset classes. New York-based Russell Nance advises on transactions involving a broad range of assets, including RMBS, RTLs, and CLOs. In Charlotte, Brennan Young counsels clients on the tax structuring and negotiation of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, and securities offerings, including debt and equity issuances and structured products.
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Key clients
- Goldman Sachs
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
- National Bank of Canada
- Credit Agricole CIB
- Société Générale
- Bank of Montreal
- Nomura
- Bank of America
Work highlights
Advised National Bank of Canada, as US counsel, $3.918 billion acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Canadian Western Bank, a diversified financial services institution, by way of a share exchange.
Advised Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as initial purchaser, in a $400.2 million collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transaction, with 720 East CLO VIII, Ltd. serving as issuer and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company, LLC serving as the portfolio manager.
Advised Nelnet, a US-based financial services and investment firm, on its entry into a multi-year forward flow agreement with Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Jason Bazar; Jeff Bruns; Remmelt Reigersman
Other key lawyers
Russell Nance; Brennan Young; Steven Garden



