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Kathleen Semanski

Kathleen Semanski is a partner in Proskauer's Tax Department. She counsels corporate, private equity, investment fund and REIT clients in connection with domestic and cross-border financings, debt restructurings, taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions (inbound and outbound), securities offerings, fund formations, joint ventures and other transactions. Katie also advises on structuring for inbound and outbound investments, tax treaties, anti-deferral regimes, and issues related to tax withholding and information reporting. Katie is a regular contributor to the Proskauer Tax Talks blog where she has written about developments in the taxation of cryptocurrency transactions, among other topics. Katie earned her L.L.M. in taxation from NYU School of Law and her J.D. from UCLA School of Law, where she completed a specialization in business law & taxation and was a recipient of the Bruce I. Hochman Award for Excellence in the Study of Tax Law. Katie currently serves on the Pro Bono Initiatives Committee at Proskauer and has worked on a number of immigration, voting rights, and criminal justice-related projects. · Proskauer Rose LLP

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About

Kathleen Semanski is a partner in Proskauer's Tax Department, where she counsels corporate, private equity, investment fund and REIT clients in domestic and cross-border financings, debt restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, fund formations, and joint ventures. She also advises on inbound and outbound structuring, tax treaties, and anti-deferral regimes, and writes on taxation of cryptocurrency transactions.

Practice areas

TaxInternational TaxCorporatePrivate EquityInvestment FundsMergers and AcquisitionsREITs

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Expertise

International TaxCryptocurrency TaxationPro Bono

Education

  • L.L.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law