Ethan R. Goldman
Lawyers
Advises clients on federal income tax considerations related to a variety of transactional matters.
Ethan advises clients on federal income tax matters related to a variety of transactions, including U.S. and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, financings, partnership investments, restructurings and spinoffs. Ethan also regularly advises private equity sponsors and other private fund managers on tax matters relating to the formation and operation of private investment funds, as well as secondary transactions. He has also represented clients in connection with tax controversy matters before the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Tax Court.
Experience highlights
Recent Representations
- MediaAlpha $59.6 million secondary offering
- Rubicon closes approximately $1.18B fundraise for second flagship PE fund
- Instant Brands emerges from chapter 11 as Corelle Brands
- Lightyear Capital strategic investment in Prime Pensions
- Hornblower chapter 11 filing and DIP financing
- Kyndryl $500 million senior notes offering
- IBM $5.5 billion notes offering
- Ankura Consulting Group acquisition of Lumeri
- Gersh acquisition of the digital and alternative departments of A3 Artists Agency
- EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure $1.9 billion project financing
- Rialto JV for Signature Bank loan portfolio with FDIC, Blackstone and CPPIB
- Atairos investment in V Sports
- Penguin Random House acquisition of Hay House
- Extell $220 million construction financing for new Diamond District hotel
- Integral Ad Science $152.8 million secondary offering
- Naftali Group $236 million construction financing for NYC luxury condominium
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Education
J.D., UCLA School of Law
- Managing Editor, UCLA Law Review
B.A., History, Northwestern University
Professional history
- Partner, 2021-present
- Counsel, 2016-2021
- Davis Polk since 2008
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York
- U.S. Tax Court