Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Tax

Tax partner and co-head of the Firm’s Digital Assets and Blockchain Practice. Mr. Schwartz specializes in tax issues relating to crypto, financial products, funds, treaties, lending, and securitizations. He is the author of numerous tax articles, including a recent publication on the taxation of DeFi, and a Bloomberg BNA Tax Management Portfolio on the taxation of CLOs. He oversees a pro bono program that incorporates and obtains tax-exempt status for nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit DAOs.

Mr. Schwartz joined the Firm in 2022.

Mr. Schwartz received his JD from American University, Washington College of Law, magna cum laude, in 2009 and his LLM from New York University in 2013. He also received his BA, cum laude, from New York University in 2005.