Lathams makes up 2 new tax partners

Latham & Watkins LLP has announced that 2 tax associates have been elected to the partnership, effective January 1, 2009:

Tobias Klass is a tax attorney who represents German and multinational companies and funds in German and cross-border transactions, with a focus on tax issues of mergers and acquisitions and international tax structures for inbound private equity sponsors and real estate investment funds. He completed the Second German State Exam in Hamburg’s Higher Regional Court and received a Dr. jur. from the University of Kiel in 2000. He also earned an MBA from the University of Kiel in 1999.

William Lu is a tax attorney whose practice covers a wide variety of tax related issues in both domestic and international contexts. His practice is primarily in the areas of securities offerings, structured finance, financial derivatives, bank financings and various international tax matters, representing special purpose vehicles, foreign companies, investment banking companies, financial guarantors and other publicly and privately owned companies. He received a JD in 1999 and an LLM in 2002 from New York University School of Law.

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