Louis Tuchman is a Partner in the firm's Tax Department, handling matters involving federal, cross-border, state and local taxation of partnerships, corporations and a variety of specialized entities. He has represented clients ranging from small investors in single real estate properties to large multi-national corporations.
In the area of corporate taxation, Mr. Tuchman has provided advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions (involving both U.S. and international parties), net operating loss carryovers and consolidated returns. He has provided advice to major foreign corporations in connection with their U.S. corporate acquisitions and joint venture transactions with European partners. He has also advised entities as to the tax consequences and considerations of loan workouts, both in and out of bankruptcy. Mr. Tuchman has considerable experience in the development and analysis of complex financial instruments and their tax consequences. He has also worked extensively in structuring real estate investments, focusing on partnerships and limited liability companies, and, in particular, their use in structuring cross-border investments.
Mr. Tuchman has contributed to treatises and publications on the federal taxation of real estate investments and tax consequences of corporate reorganizations, and has lectured on a variety of tax topics ranging from the use of family limited partnerships in estate planning to the tax consequences of cross-border real estate financings.