Associate - Tax - Transactional Tax

About Latham & Watkins

Latham & Watkins is one of the world’s leading global law firms advising the businesses and institutions that drive the global economy. We are the market leaders in major financial and business centers globally and offer unmatched expertise and resources to help you grow from an intellectually curious self-starter into an exceptional lawyer. If you aspire to be the best, this is where you belong.

About the Practice Group

Latham tax lawyers create innovative structures and solve complex tax issues for a full spectrum of clients. Our tax lawyers advise multinational corporations, financial institutions, private equity funds, domestic corporations, joint ventures, emerging companies, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), and tax-exempt organizations. The firm has a long and rich history with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and US Department of the Treasury, dating back to founding partner Dana Latham’s tenure as Commissioner of the IRS under President Eisenhower. Today, more than 100 tax lawyers around the globe collaborate across offices and disciplines to address tax issues that arise in the context of transactions, controversies, and general business operations. While tax questions are often complex, we develop practical, commercial answers for clients across a range of industries.

About the Role

Your responsibilities: Advising on all tax aspects of M&A transactions, private equity, venture capital investments, and corporate restructurings. Structuring and implementing acquisition, investment, and financing structures from a tax perspective. Working closely with colleagues in Corporate/M&A, Private Equity, Restructuring, Finance, Capital Markets, and other practice groups. Helping to manage ongoing client relationships and support business development initiatives. What you can expect: You will work from day one on market-leading, often cross-border transactions and learn on the job on some of the most exciting mandates in the market. You will have access to high-profile clients and matters and will be part of a team that operates at the forefront of the international marketplace. You will also benefit from an outstanding range of professional and social development offerings, including first-class training programs and academies designed to accelerate your technical and business skills, while connecting you with colleagues and mentors across our global offices.

Main Contact Details

Lena Hiller Associate Recruiting Senior Coordinator - Associates and Graduates, Germany LATHAM & WATKINS LLP Maximilianstrasse 13 80539 Munich Germany Direct Dial: +49.89.2080.3.8141 Email: lena.hiller@lw.com https://www.lw.com

Additional Information

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