WilmerHale has a full-service non-contentious tax team capable of advising in M&A transactions, spin-offs, restructurings, and joint ventures. The team is known for their work in capital markets and financings on securitizations, debt financings, and private equity financings. The team’s clientele heavily features life sciences companies, financial institutions, and private funds. Bill Caporizzo is noted for his ‘deep knowledge of LLC tax rules’. Meghan Walsh regularly advises on tax structuring and corporate transactions and also works with tax-exempt organizations. Ciara Baker, in Washington DC, is well-regarded for her tax work for public and private companies. All team members based in Boston unless otherwise stated.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Deep understanding of the complexity of our changing business and ability to connect this to tax strategy.’

  • ‘Fred is a great business partner who is always available to help and provide guidance on our business’

  • 'Bill Caporizzo has a deep knowledge of the LLC tax rules'
  • 'Bill Caporizzo is easy to work with and takes the time to understand the issues and address in an understandable manner'

Key clients

  • Nordstrom, Inc.
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
  • State Street Corporation
  • Akamai Technologies
  • The Herb Chambers Companies
  • Choice Hotels International, Inc.
  • Beam Therapeutics
  • Navient Corporation
  • Linse Capital
  • Disc Medicine, Inc.
  • Viridian Therapeutics
  • Flo Health
Practice head

Bill Caporizzo; Kim Wethly; Ciara Baker