Sadis & Goldberg Promotes Mitchell Taras to Partner and Welcomes Experienced Tax Attorney, Alexis Gelinas, to its New York Office

Mr. Taras represents clients in a variety of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, construction, leasing and joint venture negotiations involving apartment buildings, shopping centers, hotels and office buildings.  On the corporate side, Mr. Taras counsels proprietorships, franchisees and other closely held businesses in their day-to-day operations.  He also has extensive experience in structuring, negotiating and implementing various business transactions, including sales of assets; mergers and consolidations; acquisitions and dispositions of companies; joint ventures; business restructuring and reorganization; and preparation of employment, shareholder, partnership and limited liability company operating agreements. 

Mr. Gelinas' practice focuses principally on providing tax advice to investment managers of hedge funds, private equity funds, and other investment funds on all aspects of their businesses, including management entity and fund formation, partnership taxation issues, compensation arrangements and ongoing investment activities and transactions.  Mr. Gelinas also provides tax advice to U.S. pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and other U.S. and foreign institutional investors in connection with their investments in private equity funds, hedge funds and U.S. joint ventures.  He also has extensive experience in providing tax planning advice to high net worth individuals and families.

In addition, Mr. Gelinas has extensive experience with respect to the "plan assets" and other ERISA regulatory issues applicable to sponsors of, and institutional investors in, onshore and offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and other pooled investment vehicles, including funds-of-funds. Mr. Gelinas has published many articles and lectured on various tax and ERISA regulatory subjects applicable to the investment management industry.

"Alex's substantial tax and ERISA experience will broaden and deepen our bench in these areas and will be a vital part of Sadis & Goldberg's strategic growth," said Steven Etkind, Head of the Tax Group at Sadis & Goldberg LLP. 

Gelinas earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, his law degree from the Washington and Lee University School of Law and his LLM in Taxation from the New York University School of Law.

About Sadis & Goldberg LLP

Sadis & Goldberg LLP is a leading New York based law firm focused on delivering sophisticated and creative legal solutions in a highly professional manner.  The firm is internationally recognized for its financial services practice that consists of representing several hundred investment advisers and related investment entities (including hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds).  Similarly, the firm provides regulatory and compliance advice and representation in connection with SEC enforcement proceedings.  Notwithstanding the emphasis on the financial services industry, the firm also provides a full range of tax, litigation, real estate, intellectual property and corporate services to its clients. 

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