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Stephen Jordan

Stephen Jordan

USA 2026

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Practice Areas

Stephen Jordan, a partner in the firm’s Tax Group, represents private equity and investment management firms on a full range of transactional and advisory matters. Mr. Jordan is based in the firm’s New York office.

Mr. Jordan’s practice focuses on the tax aspects of complex fundraising and M&A transactions, including cross-border and public company restructuring deals. Additionally, Mr. Jordan has a strong background in tax policy analysis and in advising complex organizations on the potential business impact of proposed tax legislation. He is a frequent panelist on tax issues and has advocated for the private equity and investment management industries tax priorities before various governmental authorities in the United States and abroad.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Jordan served for nearly a decade as the global head of tax at a premier, publicly traded global investment firm, and prior to that was a tax partner at a leading international law firm in New York.

Mr. Jordan received his B.A. from University of the South in 1991, his J.D. from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 1995 and his LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1998.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Tax - New York

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Stephen Jordan is a talented tax practitioner who counts major private equity firms and investment managers among his stable of clients. He advises on the tax aspects of M&A and fund-raisings.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Stephen is knowledgeable and intuitive. He is a pleasure to work with.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA
  • Stephen is an expert in credit fund transactions. He is super smart.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA
  • Stephen brings a lot of in-depth expertise of the industry and he is a very good thought partner in thinking through complex issues.

    TaxChambers Guide to the USA

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