Paul Hastings LLP’s tax practice across the West and East coasts has a strong hold in tax matters relating to international and national capital markets, cross-border M&A, real estate, restructurings, project finance, and renewable energy, advising clients such as Goldman Sachs, Carlyle, and Morgan Stanley. Based in New York, Joseph Opich leads the practice and is an expert in real estate tax and market-leading structured credit practice. In Los Angeles, Michael Haun provides tax advice on cross-border transactions, cryptocurrency, and real estate. Chicago’s Ziemowit Smulkowski specializes in federal income tax issues relating to private equity-backed investments and M&A. Lucas Rachuba in San Francisco and Thomas Wisialowski in Palo Alto focus on private equity, hedge funds, credit, venture capital, and real estate transactions. Gary Silber and Robert Wilson in New York handle a large variety of transactional and tax matters for clients such as pharmaceutical companies, investment managers, and real estate developers. Bringing considerable experience, Alex Farr and Daniel Nicholas joined the firm as partners in August 2024 from McDermott Will & Emery LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, respectively.
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- Advised Francisco Partners and TPG, in the take-private of New Relic at an equity valuation of approximately US$6.5 billion.
- Advised Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in Thoma Bravo LP’s US$5.3 billion all-cash acquisition of UK-based AI cybersecurity company Darktrace plc.
- Advised Blue Owl Credit Advisors LP, Blackstone Alternative Credit Advisors LLC, and Ares Capital Management LLC in Permira’s US$6.9 billion all-cash acquisition of website design platform Squarespace, Inc.
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Joseph Opich
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Michael Haun; Ziemowit Smulkowski; Lucas Rachuba; Alex Farr; Daniel Nicholas; Thomas Wisialowski; Gary Silber; Robert Wilson