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Won-Han Cheng

Won-Han Cheng

USA 2026

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Won-Han Cheng is a partner in the firm's Asset Management and Investment Funds practice group. Won-Han focuses her practice on federal, state, and international tax issues for both foreign and domestic clients, including public and private corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. She advises clients on partnership and corporate tax issues, restructurings and reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, and other tax planning issues in a wide range of industries including technology, real estate, healthcare and energy.

Won-Han works extensively in the area of alternative investments, assisting institutional investors with economic and tax issues related to investments in pooled investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, real asset funds and special situation funds. Won-Han has also worked on structuring significant and unique relationships with investment managers.

Won-Han has been recognized by Chambers USA, Tax - Washington since 2020. She is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Tax Law since 2023.

Publications

Co-author of the chapter “Innovation in Tax Credit Structuring for Solar Energy Projects” in the publication Energy and Environmental Project Finance Law and Taxation (2010)

Contributing Editor, Washington, Oregon and Alaska Limited Liability Company Forms and Practice Manual

Education

University of Washington School of Law

L.L.M. (Taxation)

1999

University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law

J.D.

1995

University of Hawaii

B.B.A. (with distinction)

1992

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Tax - Washington

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Band 3

Individual Editorial
Won-Han Cheng counsels both domestic and international clients on the tax elements of corporate transactions. She is also an expert on the tax treatment of investment funds.

Strengths

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  • She is very thorough, responsive and detail oriented.

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District of Columbia

Florida

Florida: South

Illinois

Massachusetts

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