Joseph Tootle

Joseph Tootle is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Joseph advises clients on the tax aspects of a wide range of matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, REITs and real estate transactions. He has a special emphasis on cross-border and international transactions. He also advises private equity clients on the tax aspects of raising closed and open-ended investment funds, including in the real estate and real estate credit space, and on GP stakes investments, liquidity solutions and continuation vehicle transactions. Joseph has advised many of the large investment fund sponsors, including Apax, Blackstone, Brookfield, Cinven, CVC, EQT, Global Infrastructure Partners, KKR, Lone Star Funds and Silver Lake. Joseph is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Partner.” · Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Joseph Tootle is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He advises clients on the tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, REITs and real estate transactions, with a special emphasis on cross-border and international transactions. He also advises private equity clients on tax aspects of raising closed and open-ended investment funds, including real estate and real estate credit space, and on GP stakes investments, liquidity solutions and continuation vehicle transactions.

Practice area

Tax

Office

United States

Kirkland & Ellis LLP · Joseph Tootle is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Joseph advises clients on the tax aspects of a wide range of matters, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, REITs and real estate transactions. He has a special emphasis on cross-border and international transactions. He also advises private equity clients on the tax aspects of raising closed and open-ended investment funds, including in the real estate and real estate credit space, and on GP stakes investments, liquidity solutions and continuation vehicle transactions. Joseph has advised many of the large investment fund sponsors, including Apax, Blackstone, Brookfield, Cinven, CVC, EQT, Global Infrastructure Partners, KKR, Lone Star Funds and Silver Lake. Joseph is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next Generation Partner.”

United States

Expertise

MergersAcquisitionsJoint VenturesREITsReal Estate TransactionsCross-Border TransactionsInternational TransactionsPrivate Equity Fund FormationGP Stakes InvestmentsLiquidity SolutionsContinuation Vehicle Transactions

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 2013
University of Alabama, B.S., 2008