New York’s Nora Burke chairs the tax practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP which is adept at handling restructurings post-acquisition, fund creation, and advice on IRS compliance. Julia Divola, out of San Francisco, works primarily on M&A and regularly assists Amazon with its tax work. Michael Kosnitzky splits his time between Miami and New York and is praised for his ‘deep knowledge of the law and business’. He splits his focus between private clients and commercial work. Larry Sannicandro joined the firm from McCarter & English, LLP in July 2024 whilst Keith Blum has left the firm.
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‘Michael Kosnitzky is a tremendous attorney with deep knowledge of law and business. They are a one-stop shop for tax structuring and transactions. ’
‘The people in the firm are creative "out of the box" thinkers and are at the top in regards to tax planning. They are the best law firm that I've worked with in my 30+ years in business ’
‘Michael Kosnitzky - smart. excellent at strategy. out of the box thinker. Available. Responsive. Great with client relations.'
Key clients
- Amazon.com, Inc.
- Chad Cascarilla
- Clear Water Paper Corporation
- Element Electronics / Michael O’Shaughnessy
- Everi Holdings
- Flow Global Holdings
- Luxury Brands Partners
- Nazare Capital
- NTT Data
- Poses Family Foundation / Fred Poses
Work highlights
Represented Amazon in connection with most of Amazon’s integration transactions and major restructuring transactions.
Assisted a multi-billion-dollar Foundation in structuring and establishing an incubator fund, Planet 9 Studio, to select and groom start-ups with missions aligned with that of its own charitable purpose and mission.|.
Represented an operator, developer, and investor into various high-end cosmetic brands and labels relating to (i) the issuance of various employee equity incentive plans and (ii) equity offerings to third party investors, both with an objective of growing existing brands/labels for a profitable exit.
Lawyers
Practice head
Nora Burke
Other key lawyers
Julie Divola; Michael Kosnitzky; Joshua Becker