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Choate, Hall & Stewart
TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MA 02110
MASSACHUSETTS
United States

Position

Louis Marett, chair of Choate’s Tax Practice Group, helps private equity funds and their portfolio companies to minimize their tax burdens in connection with mergers and acquisitions and fund formations. Known for meticulous preparation and devising creative approaches to structuring and closing deals, he has advised clients on hundreds of major transactions.

Louis’ clients include many private equity funds, such as BV, Candescent, Century, Columbia Capital, Cove Hill, Ecosystems, Essex-Woodlands, Falcon, Great Hill, HarbourVest, M/C Partners, New Heritage, Riverside, Serent Capital, Silversmith, Spectrum, Summit, Surveyor, Sverica, Symmetric, Tower Arch, Turn/River, Windjammer, and XPV.

Education

Harvard Law School
JD, 1972, cum laude
Harvard College
AB, 1968, magna cum laude

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious

Choate, Hall & Stewart’s Boston-based non-contentious tax practice regularly handles middle-market transactions, primarily advising private equity and venture capital funds. Practice head Olivier Léger is well known for assisting private equity fund sponsors with a wide range of matters, focusing on fund formation and portfolio company acquisitions and divestitures. Senior counsel Louis Marett has considerable experience representing private equity funds and their portfolio companies in connection with M&A  and fund formations. John Chambers represents private equity funds, corporations, and tech companies in relation to domestic and cross-border M&A, financing transactions, and restructurings. Kevin Sarro plays a key role in the team, advising private equity funds, portfolio companies, and financial institutions on growth equity investments, debt restructurings, and reorganizations. Judith Fiorini departed the firm in November 2023.