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Choate, Hall & Stewart Offices

TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
BOSTON, MA 02110
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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Louis Marett
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Boston Elite > Commercial litigation
- Boston Elite > Corporate & M&A
- Boston Elite > Commercial litigation
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Boston Elite > Commercial litigation
- Industry focus > Education
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious