Michael Alter

Tax

Tax Partner.  Mr. Alter focuses on federal income taxation, with particular emphasis on the structuring and negotiation of taxable and tax-free acquisitions and dispositions, reorganizations and spin-offs, as well as tax planning for debt and equity securities offerings and financings.

Mr. Alter's significant representations include Catalent in its acquisitions of MaSTherCell Global, Paragon Bioservices, Cook Pharmica, and Accucaps Industries; CVS in the pending sale of its workers' comp services business; Jacobs Engineering in its acquisition of KeyW, the sale of its energy, chemicals and resources business, and its acquisition of CH2M Hill; Leidos in its acquisition of L3Harris Technologies' security detection and automation businesses, and its sale of its commercial cybersecurity business; Lockheed Martin in its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft; Media General in its acquisition of LIN Media, its merger with New Young Broadcasting and its merger with Nexstar; Tapestry in its acquisition of Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman; and Tradeweb Markets in its up-C IPO. Additionally, Mr. Alter has extensive experience representing private equity sponsors and funds, including Goldman Sachs, Onex, Stella Point Captial and OMERS, and their portfolio companies.

Mr. Alter received his JD from George Washington University Law School, with honors in 1997 and his BA from Union College, magna cum laude, in 1993.