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Goodwin

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United States • Tax

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US taxes: non-contentious

Goodwin is known for its high volume of middle-market M&A, breadth of transactional coverage over industries, and dedicated specialty in life sciences and real estate sectors. The tax team features front and centre in these industries,  from advising start-ups in life sciences on structuring, acquisitions and divestiture, fund formation and other investment vehicles, to public and private REITs matters. Neal Sandford , co-chair of the tax group and based in Boston, specializes in fund conversions, REITs, and other complex corporate transactions. Co-chair Kelsey LeMaster in San Francisco regularly works with private funds across formation, structuring and portfolio sales. ‘Stand-out’ partner Bill Weiss is known for his tax expertise working with private equity and investment funds. Romina Weiss advises public and private companies on domestic and international transactional tax considerations, and also boasts experience in the funds space. Team members in New York unless otherwise stated.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Stand-out partner: Bill Weiss ’

  • ‘It is unique in my view due to the expertise, professionalism, and advice I receive from Kelsey Lemaster'.

  • ‘Kelsey Lemaster is unique, he is a skilled tax attorney and a really good person. He provides high-quality, creative, sound practical advice on REIT and partnership tax law matters.’

  • ‘Problem-solving tax counsel. Very much focused on solving our issues in creative ways. Excellent. ’

  • ‘Romina Weiss is our primary tax counsel and she's absolutely fantastic. She understands complex matters very quickly and is entirely focused on finding solutions, which is rare for tax counsel. Could not recommend more. ’

  • 'The team is pragmatic, practical, and extremely responsive.'

Key clients

  • AvalonBay Communities
  • Mack Real Estate Group, LLC
  • Manulife Investment Management
  • Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc.
  • Century Therapeutics
  • 83North, EQT and Iconiq Capital
  • Blueprint Medicines
  • Boston Properties Limited Partnership
  • Drawbridge Realty
  • First Eagle Investments
Practice head

Neal Sandford; Kelsey Lemaster

Other key lawyers

Romina Weiss; Karen Turk; Janet Andolina; Edward Glazer; Howard Cubell; Bill Weiss