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Goodwin Procter LLP

Tax

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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. 

Connect with our Tax team and let us know how we can help. 

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Tax - Massachusetts

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Goodwin has a market-leading team of highly skilled practitioners who handle complex transactional matters. The firm's areas of focus include real estate, corporate and private equity transactions, and it also advises on REIT and fund formation-specific tax issues. Its client base is diverse and includes national and international businesses. Especially notable for handling tax matters in the life sciences space, acting for both startups and mature companies.

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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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  • The firm's lawyers are very responsive and available on short notice to solve deal-related issues as they arise.

    Tax respondentUSA

  • Goodwin has experience, knowledge and the ability to see the business points as well as the legal aspects.

    Tax respondentUSA

  • Goodwin has seen it all and presents multiple options to resolve issues that arise.

    Tax respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Howard A Cubell
    Howard A Cubell

    Howard A Cubell

    Howard Cubell is a leading tax attorney who works with US and international private equity sponsors on transactions including the acquisition and disposal of portfolio companies.
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  • H Neal Sandford
    H Neal Sandford

    H Neal Sandford

    Neal Sandford is co-chair of Goodwin's tax practice. He is well regarded for his representations of many clients including large real estate entities and biotech companies. He is particularly adept at advising on the establishment of joint ventures, M&A and REIT matters.

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  • Karen Turk
    Karen Turk

    Karen Turk

    Karen Turk advises on a range of tax work, from cross-border M&A to joint ventures, spinoffs and fund formation.

    • Karen can explain things to non-lawyers very well.

      Tax respondentUSA

    • Karen is very thoughtful, deliberate and technically-oriented.

      Tax respondentUSA
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  • Daniel Karelitz
    Daniel Karelitz

    Daniel Karelitz

    Daniel Karelitz is a strong lawyer who frequently advises clients in the life sciences sector on the tax elements of mergers and acquisitions.

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