Greenberg Traurig LLP issued the following announcement on Dec. 20.
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP once again strategically grows its Private Equity and Tax practices with the addition of Niya Tang in its New York office, as a shareholder. Tang joins from Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel where she was special counsel.
Tang advises clients on the tax aspects of private equity funds, hedge funds, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, partnerships and joint ventures, corporate restructurings, and financing transactions. She represents both sponsors and investors on a wide range of U.S. and international tax matters relating to both inbound and outbound investments.
“We proactively recruit and hire talented lawyers, like Niya, in response to our clients’ needs,” said Alan I. Annex, who serves as co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Corporate Practice from the firm’s New York office. “Niya’s tax expertise regarding private equity deals that will help us to continue executing our strategy of providing specialty support to corporate clients.”
“Niya brings a wealth of experience advising clients in various transactions and further enhances Greenberg Traurig’s private equity tax offerings in the U.S. and internationally,” said Barbara T. Kaplan, co-chair of Greenberg Traurig’s Global Tax Practice, who also sits in the New York office. “The addition of Niya underscores our firm’s commitment of strategically hiring lawyers to serve our clients.”
“In the New York office, we continuously strengthen our capabilities with the addition of top-tier practitioners, like Niya, as part of our ongoing commitment to meet and exceed client expectations,” said Stephen L. Rabinowitz, managing shareholder of the New York office and chair of the New York Real Estate Practice. “Niya’s transactional tax expertise is a value add for our private equity clients and we welcome her to the firm.”
“I was attracted to Greenberg Traurig’s multidisciplinary approach and the opportunity to collaborate across practices with a talented team of lawyers to provide clients with one-stop, seamless service,” Tang said.
Tang received her J.D. from UC Hastings College of Law, where she was editor of Hastings International & Comparative Law Review. She received her LL.M. from New York University School of Law and was the recipient of the Harry J. Rudick Memorial Award for Distinction in LL.M. Taxation Program.
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