Leah S. Karlov
Senior Practice Attorney
Areas of Focus
- Tax
- Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Investment Management & Transactional Tax
- Financial Restructuring
- Seeding Transactions
- Energy & Natural Resources Funds
- Hedge Funds
- Real Estate & Infrastructure Funds
- Credit Funds
- Renewable Energy
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Family Office & Private Wealth
- Tax-Exempt Organizations
- Structured Credit
- International Tax
- Leveraged Finance
- Private Client & Family Office Services
- Fund Manager Transactions
- Institutional Investors
- Private Capital
- Provides tax advice on a broad range of strategic and commercial transactions, including domestic and foreign mergers and acquisitions, financings and restructurings.
- Advises investment funds on the tax aspects of fund formation, investment structures and other complex corporate matters.
- Counsels clients on complex financing transactions, including leveraged leases and tax-advantaged financings, private placements and syndicated financing transactions.
Leah Karlov focuses on the tax-efficient structuring of a wide variety of strategic and commercial transactions, including complex partnership matters, inbound U.S. investments, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), financings, joint ventures, restructurings, equity compensation arrangements and litigation settlements. She also provides advice on day-to-day strategic and transactional matters, including with respect to the utilization of energy tax credits and financing opportunities provided by recent economic stimulus legislation.
In addition, Leah has significant experience in complex partnership transactions, including the tax aspects of public and private securities offerings, master limited partnerships (MLPs) and Up-C structures. She routinely advises investment funds and their investors, including tax advice related to fund formation, investment structures, and domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. She counsels clients on complex financing transactions, including leveraged leases and tax advantaged financings, private placements and syndicated financing transactions.
Leah’s clients include investment funds, start-ups, established companies, project developers and sponsors, family offices, tax-exempt entities, educational institutions and high-net-worth individuals across a broad spectrum of industries, including technology and communication, medical, renewable energy, transportation, gaming, hospitality, agriculture, real estate, retail, media, arts and entertainment.
- Advised on the $3.4-billion restructuring of a publicly traded energy holding and development partnership (represented the official committee of unsecured creditors).
- Advised on the $2-billion acquisition of a satellite company (spectrum assets).
- Advised on a $3-billion spectrum asset securitization.
- Represented a client on the $690-million sale of a national advertising and billboard business.
- Provided counsel on the $600-million public offering of limited partnership interests in a global owner and operator of utility, transportation and energy assets.
EducationJ.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2001
B.S., Boston University, 1998
J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 2001
B.S., Boston University, 1998
Bar AdmissionsCalifornia
New York
California
New York
- Member, Tax Section, New York State Bar Association.
- Member, Tax Section, American Bar Association.
- Member, Tax Section, California Bar Association.
- Member, Tax Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association.
