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Goodwin Procter LLP

Tax: Corporate & Finance

USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide


Goodwin Procter LLP

About

Provided by Goodwin Procter LLP

Our Tax team advises private equity, real estate, life sciences, and technology clients on how to structure their transactions to achieve optimal tax outcomes. We are here to streamline your journey, offering tailored strategies to minimize tax burdens and maximize returns.

This includes advising on company formation, taxable and tax-free M&A, recapitalizations, real estate transactions, investment fund formations, research and development joint ventures, tech transfers, leveraged buyouts, partnership transactions, and private and public securities offerings.

We have a long history of pioneering solutions that address business objectives, often yielding structures that challenge conventional tax paradigms. Our structures for REIT, private equity, and life sciences transactions are widely used today. 

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Tax: Corporate & Finance - USA - Nationwide

Band 3

Band 3


What the Team is Known For

Goodwin is a Boston-headquartered firm noted for its experience in M&A-related tax issues. The firm offers further expertise in corporate transactions such as buyouts and joint ventures. It 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.

Work Highlights

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  • Goodwin advised Lineage Logistics underwriters on the tax components of its initial public offering with a net proceeding of $4.9 billion.

Strengths

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  • Goodwin's tax department is excellent at parsing out complicated problems and providing solutions that work well for us.

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  • Goodwin has very experienced staff with the resources to handle any complex matter or transaction.

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  • Goodwin's tax group has both depth and breadth. The practitioners are well versed in their respective practice areas, commercially savvy and consider issues thoroughly to come up with solutions.

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