Paul Hastings LLP

With a strong presence on both the East and West Coasts as well as in major cities such as New York and Chicago, Paul Hastings LLP’s transactional tax group is well placed to advise clients in a broad range of key sectors, including tech, real estate, media, private equity, biotech, and pharma. Joseph Opich in New York has a broad practice covering structured finance, CLOs, investment funds, mergers, capital markets offerings, and restructurings. Los Angeles-based Michael Haun advises domestic and international clients on partnership and limited liability company formation, restructurings, acquisitions, and dispositions, among other matters. New York’s David Makso specializes in cross-border and leveraged finance transactions. Douglas Schaaf in Orange County is strong in the private equity space, while Ziemowit Smulkowski in Chicago focuses on federal income tax issues arising in the context of private equity-backed investments, M&A deals, and management compensation. Thomas Wisialowski, based in the firm’s Palo Alto office, specializes in structuring venture capital and real estate transactions. Chicago's Paul Patrow joined the firm in April 2023 from Kirkland & Ellis LLP.