Roger Wise resigns from K&L Gates after 10 years’ service to join Stradley Ronon
Stradley Ronon has announced that it has recruited tax lawyer Roger S. Wise from K&L Gates. He joins the Washington office.
Wise counsels clients on tax issues affecting the investment management and financial services industries, as well as the federal income tax ramifications of business transactions. His experience includes structuring open-end and closed-end mutual funds, hedge funds, real estate funds (including REITs) and private equity funds, insurance products and financial transactions. Wise advises clients on qualification issues for registered investment companies (RICs) and on the tax consequences of swaps and other derivative instruments, information reporting requirements and penalties, and in-kind redemptions by ETFs.
In addition, Roger counsels clients on the federal income tax aspects of business transactions, including inbound and outbound investments, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and complex partnership transactions. He regularly handles private letter ruling requests with the IRS, works on contested matters at the IRS Audit and Appeals level and counsels clients on the tax consequences of settlements with private litigants and governmental entities.
Roger has written numerous articles and client alerts, is a frequent speaker at industry and in-house conferences on tax and investment management topics, and has served as an adjunct professor in the Georgetown University School of Law LL.M. tax program.
“Roger’s experience aligns well with our client base and our expanding roster of legal talent, and we are excited to add someone of his caliber to our growing investment management group, corporate practice and Washington office,” said Stradley Ronon Chairman William R. Sasso. “A strategic, forward-thinking adviser like Roger can be critical to a business’s growth, and I am excited for our clients to leverage his skills and experience.”
“Stradley Ronon has long had a stellar reputation within the tax and investment management industries, and I am thrilled to be able to grow my practice at such a well-respected firm,” said Wise. “I was drawn to Stradley Ronon because of the sophistication of its work, combined with its collegial culture, close-knit partnership and strong leadership.”