Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance‘s New York-based team advises on the tax aspects and planning of a wide range of financial product-related matters, including REITs, CLOs, derivatives, insurance, and mortgage-backed securities, to name a few. Paul Seraganian, who heads the team, routinely supports Canadian and other non-US pension funds with investments in hedge funds, private equity funds, real estate funds and other private investment vehicles, including designing structures for co-investments general partner investments and continuation structures. Philip Wagman concentrates his practice on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, both domestic and internationally, as well as structured finance and securitization transactions, equipment leasing, securities offerings, and other financing transactions. Michael Seaton has substantial expertise advising on public and private REITs, investment funds, cross-border investment structuring, and insurance and reinsurance companies. Avrohom Gelber’s practice covers cross-border finance and capital markets transactions, including CLO securitization transactions. Jim Gouwar advises on structured finance transactions such as mortgage- and asset-backed transactions, collateralized loan and debt obligations, and REMICs. Rebecca Pereira has significant experience providing tax advice for a wide variety of financial and business transactions, with an emphasis on private equity and real estate funds. Hannah Richard advises on the US federal tax aspects of a variety of transactions, including real estate transactions, investment funds, and private equity investments.