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Vice Chair of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee, focuses on the development of the firm’s strategic direction and manages its global presence. Advises clients on corporate and partnership taxation. Brings more than two decades of experience with complex transactional tax issues to her work advising clients.Regularly serves private equity firms, US-based and foreign public and private companies, REITs and UPREITs, partnerships and limited liability companies, as well as investment banks.Helps clients navigate the tax aspects of significant US and cross-border transactions, including, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, joint ventures, recapitalizations, public financings, including initial public offerings, and corporate restructurings.Handles a broad range of transactional tax matters, with experience advising clients on all matter of M&A transactions, through the dual-track process, offering enhanced flexibility when planning an exit transaction, as well as clients contemplating an up-C structure. Considerable experience advising on sophisticated transactions involving special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC).Portions of this profile may constitute attorney advertising. Any testimonial or endorsement on this profile does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or prediction regarding the outcome of your legal matter. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

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  Vice Chair And Partner

  Latham & Watkins