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Department profile

Tax: Corporate & Finance

Global Guide 2026 : USA

Goodwin Procter LLP

About

Provided by Goodwin Procter LLP

Complex tax issues often arise in structuring strategic, commercial and financial transactions and investment products. To find practical solutions to these challenging issues, clients rely on Goodwin’s tax lawyers to advise on the full range of international, federal and state tax issues. Clients seek us out not only to address their tax issues on a transaction, but also to help them gain a competitive advantage by creating structures designed to solve the tax issues faced by the counterparties.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Tax: Corporate & Finance - USA

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin is a Boston-headquartered firm noted for its experience in M&A-related tax issues. Offers further expertise in corporate transactions such as buyouts and joint ventures. Acts for clients from a wide range of industries, including the real estate, financial services and private equity sectors.

Notable practitioners

Kelsey Lemaster and Neal Sandford are key contacts.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

Goodwin represented StepStone Group in over $4 billion worth of deal closings for investments into multiple funds.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The firm's lawyers are not only knowledgeable and diligent, but pleasant to work with and responsive.
Tax: Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
I am very confident in their ability to come up with creative solutions to complex deal dynamics.
Tax: Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
Their tax practice is very sophisticated and commercial. They can think through very complex problems.
Tax: Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal
Goodwin has a very client-centric approach with a focus on tailoring tax strategies around business objectives.
Tax: Corporate & Finance respondentGlobal

Goodwin Procter LLP has rankings in the following guides

Band 3
USA 2026
Practice area: Tax: Corporate & Finance
Location: USA - Nationwide
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