Louis Marett

Louis Marett, chair of Choate’s Tax Practice Group, helps private equity funds and their portfolio companies to minimize their tax burdens in connection with mergers and acquisitions and fund formations. Known for meticulous preparation and devising creative approaches to structuring and closing deals, he has advised clients on hundreds of major transactions. Louis’ clients include many private equity funds, such as BV, Candescent, Century, Columbia Capital, Cove Hill, Ecosystems, Essex-Woodlands, Falcon, Great Hill, HarbourVest, M/C Partners, New Heritage, Riverside, Serent Capital, Silversmith, Spectrum, Summit, Surveyor, Sverica, Symmetric, Tower Arch, Turn/River, Windjammer, and XPV. · Choate, Hall & Stewart

United StatesTax, Mergers and Acquisitions

About

Louis Marett is chair of Choate's Tax Practice Group, where he helps private equity funds and their portfolio companies minimize tax burdens in mergers and acquisitions and fund formations. He is known for meticulous preparation and creative structuring, and has advised clients on hundreds of major transactions.

Practice areas

TaxMergers and Acquisitions

Office

United States

Choate, Hall & Stewart · Louis Marett, chair of Choate’s Tax Practice Group, helps private equity funds and their portfolio companies to minimize their tax burdens in connection with mergers and acquisitions and fund formations. Known for meticulous preparation and devising creative approaches to structuring and closing deals, he has advised clients on hundreds of major transactions. Louis’ clients include many private equity funds, such as BV, Candescent, Century, Columbia Capital, Cove Hill, Ecosystems, Essex-Woodlands, Falcon, Great Hill, HarbourVest, M/C Partners, New Heritage, Riverside, Serent Capital, Silversmith, Spectrum, Summit, Surveyor, Sverica, Symmetric, Tower Arch, Turn/River, Windjammer, and XPV.

United States

Expertise

Private EquityFund Formation

Education

JD, Harvard Law School, 1972, cum laude
AB, Harvard College, 1968, magna cum laude