David Polster

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 1

REITs: Tax

USA - Nationwide

7 Years Ranked

Band 1

Tax

Illinois

17 Years Ranked

About

Provided by David Polster

USA

Practice Areas

Head of Skadden's Chicago office Tax Group. Advises on partnership transactions, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, real estate investment trusts (REITs), regulated investment companies (RICs), outbound investment in foreign jurisdictions, Section 1031 exchanges, foreign investments in the United States including under the Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), restructurings in and out of bankruptcy, leveraged leases, project financings and financial products.

Career

JD, Harvard Law School, 1994 (cum laude); BA, Yeshiva University, 1991 (magna cum laude).

Publications

"New Flexibility Comes To REIT Earnings Distribution," Law360, September 2017.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

USA

Tax - Illinois

Band 1

Individual Editorial

David Polster is recognized for his first-class tax counsel on complex corporate transactions including acquisitions, and joint ventures. He is also noted for his expert REITs practice.

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REITs: Tax - USA - Nationwide

Band 1

Individual Editorial

David Polster utilizes his wide knowledge of corporate tax to assist clients in standout REIT transactions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"David is fantastic; he has in-depth knowledge on partnership tax and can instill very complex matters in digestible formats."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is a known expert in his field and very knowledgeable about tax issues. He's practical and helpful in complex and novel issues."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is a pleasure to work with."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is great at providing best in class tax advice."

REITs: Tax respondent
USA

"He is extremely smart and technically skilled."

REITs: Tax respondent
USA

"David is fantastic; he has in-depth knowledge on partnership tax and can instill very complex matters in digestible formats."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is a known expert in his field and very knowledgeable about tax issues. He's practical and helpful in complex and novel issues."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is a pleasure to work with."

Tax respondent
USA

"David is great at providing best in class tax advice."

REITs: Tax respondent
USA

"He is extremely smart and technically skilled."

REITs: Tax respondent
USA

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David Polster

USA Guide 2024

REITs: Tax + 1 more ranking

About

Practice Areas

Career

Publications

Chambers Review

USA

Tax - Illinois

Individual Editorial

REITs: Tax - USA - Nationwide

Individual Editorial

Strengths

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