Andrew Davis

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Andrew Davis is a partner in the Tax Department of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s New York office. Andrew focuses his practice on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including spin‑off and private equity transactions, as well as securities offerings and banking transactions.

Andrew was named a “Rising Star” by Law360 in 2022, recognizing him as one of five outstanding tax lawyers in the nation under the age of 40, and has been recognized by Lawdragon as among the “500 Leading Dealmakers in America,” “500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers” and “500 X — The Next Generation.” He has also been recognized for his work in the tax arena by Legal 500 U.S.

Andrew is vice chair of the Corporate Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. He frequently speaks on important developments in tax law, including for organizations such as the ABA, D.C. Bar, Federal Bar Association, Practising Law Institute (PLI) and NYU’s Institute on Federal Taxation. In particular, he is a frequent commentator on topics in corporate taxation such as the corporate alternative minimum tax (CAMT), having participated in events including PLI’s “Basics of International Taxation,” where he spoke on a panel entitled “Compliance with Minimum Taxes.” Andrew authored “Private Equity Funds,” a Bloomberg Tax Management Portfolio and a flagship treatise on private equity fund transactions. He has also served as lecturer in law at Stanford Law School, where he has taught corporate income taxation.

Andrew completed a one‑year clerkship with the Honorable Guido Calabresi of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit.

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New York University School of Law, LL.M.

Stanford Law School, J.D., (Articles Editor, Journal of Law, Business & Finance)

Princeton University, A.B., (summa cum laude)