Goodwin advises a wide range of industries, from private equity to tech. With particular strength in the life sciences and real estate sectors, the group advises on REITs, company formations, M&A, joint ventures, public and private securities offerings, and more. The group is led by Neal Sandford in Boston, who holds particular expertise in structuring tax-sensitive commercial transactions, international tax issues, and workouts. Co-chair Kelsey LeMaster in San Francisco advises on fund formations, investment structuring, REITs, and real estate transactions. New York’s Janet Andolina specializes in general corporate, real estate, and international taxation matters. Other key figures within the practice include tax experts Edward Glazer and Howard Cubell in Boston, and Romina Weiss in New York.
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Key clients
- 83North, EQT and Iconiq Capital
- Blueprint Medicines
- Boston Properties Limited Partnership
- Drawbridge Realty
- First Eagle Investments
- Level Equity Management, LLC
- Lucid
- NewcrestImage
- PTK Acquisition Corp.
- StepStone Group
Work highlights
- Advised Peerless Aerospace Fastener Corporation on its Membership Interest Purchase Agreement with Diploma Holdings Inc., pursuant to which Peerless will be acquired by Diploma for a purchase price of 300 million, subject to certain closing adjustments and inclusive of a reinvestment of proceeds by management in the form of promissory notes.
- Represented StepStone Group with over $4 billion in deal closings for investments into multiple funds,
- Advised RPT Realty (RPT) in its definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Kimco Realty in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $2 billion including the assumption of debt and preferred stock
Lawyers
Practice head
H. Neal Sandford; Kelsey LeMaster
Other key lawyers
Janet Andolina; Edward Glazer; Howard Cubell; Romina Weiss