Tax Partner Peter Elias Rejoins Foley

Foley & Lardner LLP announced that Peter J. Elias rejoined the firm’s San Diego office as a partner and chair of the firm’s West Coast Tax & Individual Planning Practice. He also is a member of the firm’s Business Law Department.

Elias will focus his practice extensively in the fund formation and private equity areas, advising promoters and investors on all types of pooled investment vehicles, including real estate and opportunity funds, hedge funds and venture capital funds. He will continue to advise clients on joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, project finance transactions, strategic investments and real estate transactions. Elias also creates and implements tax-advantaged structures for business and investment transactions.

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