Christopher Roman

Christopher Roman is a partner in the New York office. Christopher counsels clients on various facets of tax and legal matters concerning alternative investment funds, real estate, venture capital transactions, finance, and mergers and acquisitions.

Clients benefit from Christopher’s significant experience in both corporate transactional work and matters involving real estate and real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). In addition to representing both sponsors and investors in fund formations and investments, respectively, Christopher represents investors in secondary transfers of interests in private funds on both the sell side and buy side, as well as investors and sponsors in debt and equity co-investment transactions. Christopher has successfully managed numerous large-scale real estate portfolio acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures, often involving sponsors, funds, and international investors, particularly in the industrial property sector.

Christopher has played a pivotal role in matters involving REITs, including representation of companies and underwriters in REIT formations, securities offerings, debt financings, asset acquisitions, dispositions, M&A, and other transactions.

In addition, Christopher regularly counsels clients in connection with merger and acquisition transactions, particularly cross-border transactions, where he represents clients in a range of industries, including real estate, telecommunications, health care, and manufacturing. He is a trusted advisor to some of the largest family offices in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

Consistently recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading individual in Tax, Chris is described by clients as “the best tax lawyer with whom I’ve ever worked. He is creative and commercial, and is able to distill complicated tax matters into easily digestible language for me.” “He is extremely responsive and takes the time to explain the nuances of each deal,” reports another impressed client, who adds, “If I could, I would use Chris for every single deal we have.” Christopher also is consistently recognized by Legal 500 in US Taxes: Non-Contentious.

Joined as partner, 2014

LLM, New York University, 1995; JD, cum laude, University of Akron, 1994; BS, Indiana University, 1991.