Tax Partner promotions at Latham & Watkins…..

Latham & Watkins has announced that 23 attorneys have been elected to the partnership, and 11 associates have been elected to the role of counsel, effective January 1, 2012.

NEW YORK: Jocelyn Noll is a transactional tax attorney whose practice focuses on corporate and partnership taxation. She represents public and privately owned corporations, investment funds, partnerships and LLCs with respect to federal tax matters pertaining to mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures, public and private financings, securitizations and restructurings. She received a JD from New York University School of Law in 2001.

SAN FRANCISCO: Grace Chen is a tax attorney whose practice focuses on US federal income tax matters, including the tax consequences of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs, restructurings, private equity investments and financing transactions. She has experience advising public and privately-held corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, private equity and venture capital funds and emerging companies. She received a JD from Yale Law School in 2002.

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PARIS : Jérôme Commerçon is a transactional tax attorney whose practice focuses on the taxation of intra-group reorganizations, and domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He also has a valuable experience in employee’s benefits and personal tax planning matters. He has a strong academic background in both business law and finance. He received in particular a Postgraduate Tax Law Degree from the Paris-Dauphine University in 2001, a Postgraduate Business Law and Management Degree from the HEC Business School in 2000 and a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1999.