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About
Provided by David Polster
Practice Areas
Head of Skadden's Chicago office Tax Group. Advises on partnership transactions, mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, real estate investment trusts (REITs), regulated investment companies (RICs), outbound investment in foreign jurisdictions, Section 1031 exchanges, foreign investments in the United States including under the Foreign Investment Real Property Tax Act (FIRPTA), restructurings in and out of bankruptcy, leveraged leases, project financings and financial products.
Career
JD, Harvard Law School, 1994 (cum laude); BA, Yeshiva University, 1991 (magna cum laude).
Publications
"New Flexibility Comes To REIT Earnings Distribution," Law360, September 2017.
Chambers Review
USA
David Polster utilizes his wide knowledge of corporate tax to assist clients in standout REIT transactions.
David Polster is recognized for his first-class tax counsel on complex corporate transactions including acquisitions, and joint ventures. He is also noted for his expert REITs practice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is fantastic; he has in-depth knowledge on partnership tax and can instill very complex matters in digestible formats."
"David is a known expert in his field and very knowledgeable about tax issues. He's practical and helpful in complex and novel issues."
"David is a pleasure to work with."
"David is great at providing best in class tax advice."
"He is extremely smart and technically skilled."
"David is fantastic; he has in-depth knowledge on partnership tax and can instill very complex matters in digestible formats."
"David is a known expert in his field and very knowledgeable about tax issues. He's practical and helpful in complex and novel issues."
"David is a pleasure to work with."
"David is great at providing best in class tax advice."
"He is extremely smart and technically skilled."
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