Diversified investment firm with a large real estate platform. Looking to add a Tax Lawyer on their Advisory team at the Director level in their NYC office.

If the following job requirements and experience match your skills, please ensure you apply promptly.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES: The role of Director is involved in the planning, research, and execution of numerous real estate transactions. The successful candidate will possess significant transactional experience and a strong knowledge of real estate partnership taxation, REIT taxation, and FIRPTA.

Key responsibilities include:

Identify and resolve various tax issues related to the acquisition, ownership or disposition of a real estate investment. Coordinate entity due diligence and third-party REIT due diligence reports, where necessary, on property or portfolio acquisitions. With respect to each acquisition, review any purchase and sale agreements and all other related transaction documents. Review partnership agreements with specific attention to tax allocation provisions and other related tax provisions. Quantify and communicate the tax risks associated with business transactions to senior management in order to facilitate their decision-making process. Identify and analyze tax deferral strategies where appropriate and determine their feasibility to implement. Work with advisors to structure various U.S. and international real estate funds and joint ventures to facilitate the inflow of capital by diverse groups of U.S. and non-U.S. investors Coordinate and review tax advice and/or opinions from external accounting and law firms, including negotiating firm representations. Strong knowledge of FIRPTA and U.S. foreign withholding tax provisions. Coordinate REIT quarterly and annual testing. Liaise with internal teams and external advisors to assure the proper tax accounting treatment of business transactions. Review newly enacted tax legislation applicable to the real estate industry, particularly in the areas of partnerships, REITs, inbound and outbound investments.

Requirements - 4-8 years tax lawyer within real estate/REIT experience. Someone who specializes in structuring & planning for complex REITs JD, LLM