Ridgefield Resident Joins Stamford Law Firm

Robinson+Cole’s Tax Group welcomes Michael J. Kearney Jr. as a partner in the firm’s Stamford office. Mr. Kearney is an experienced tax lawyer with a broad-based transactional tax practice involving corporations, partnerships and LLCs.

“The addition of Michael is an important step in the continuing growth of our business transactions and finance practices,” said Stephen E. Goldman, Managing Partner of Robinson+Cole. “As a strong, experienced federal tax lawyer, Michael will be a great asset to our clients, as he has a breadth of experience in addressing the tax issues that arise in a wide range of domestic and international transactions.”

Mr. Kearney advises clients on federal and international tax matters. He works closely with clients including multinational corporations and private equity funds on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, U.S. tax withholding and reporting obligations, expatriations, and tax treaties. Mr. Kearney’s experience also includes managing tax structuring and due diligence teams.

Mr. Kearney has represented middle market private equity fund sponsors and investors (U.S. taxable, tax-exempt and non-U.S. taxpayers) on tax matters associated with fund structure (domestic and offshore), formation, operations, co-investments, and secondary transactions. He also represents non-U.S. resident investors on strategic tax planning and structuring related to U.S. investments.

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