Gerald Rokoff has more than 30 years experience in global and US tax matters, helping clients ensure maximum financial benefit and optimum tax treatment.Gerald has extensive experience in advising fund sponsors, investment advisors and investors in identifying and implementing tax-efficient structures worldwide to enhance after-tax yield for the investors and advisors. He has structured investments for US and non-US investors across a broad base of asset classes including real estate, debt and equities, operating businesses and alternative investments.Working closely with the firm’s Insurance practice, Gerald advises insurance companies on the tax considerations in a wide range of insurance related transactions including reserve financing transactions (employing alternate structuring techniques), captive insurance arrangements, formation of funds making predominantly insurance-linked investments, structuring catastrophe bonds and event-linked derivatives, side-car investments, segregated cell investments and other equity investments with an insurance component. Gerald also advises public and private insurance companies operating in both the life and property and casualty sectors in structuring mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings in a tax-efficient manner. In addition, he works with private equity funds and regulated investment companies that are active in the insurance sector and regularly advise them on their investments and ongoing operations. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.DLA Piper LLP (US): 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 27th Floor New York, New York 10020-1104. (212) 335-4500
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