Two new (external hire) tax partners at Fried Frank….
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson has announced that Daniel Paulos has joined the Firm as a partner in the Tax Department, resident in the New York office. Mr. Paulos regularly provides advice on the formation and operation of hedge funds and private equity funds; partnership matters, including qualifying income issues arising in the publicly traded partnership (MLP) context; and significant upper-tier (sponsor-level) transactions.
Mr. Paulos also advises on a broad range of domestic and international tax matters, with a focus on planning and structuring complex cross-border transactions. He counsels clients on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and divestitures in a variety of business contexts, including with respect to investments in real estate, shipping and other transportation assets, and infrastructure and energy assets.
“We are delighted to have Daniel join our Tax Department, as he brings outstanding technical skills and a shared commitment to excellent client service,” said David Greenwald, chairman of Fried Frank. “Daniel also has deep experience working in key areas for the Firm such as asset management, mergers and acquisitions, other corporate transactions and real estate.”
Before joining Fried Frank, Mr. Paulos was a partner in the Tax Department at Akin Gump. He received a JD from Harvard Law School in 2005, an MA from Brown University in 2002, and a BA, cum laude, from Yale University in 2000. Mr. Paulos is admitted to practice in New York.
In addition, Katrin Gaensler has joined as a German Tax Partner, resident in the Frankfurt office. Ms. Gaensler advises predominately international companies on general corporate tax matters, corporate reorganisations with a strong cross-border focus, M&A transactions and tax litigations. She also counsels clients on special real estate transfer tax and VAT projects.
Ms. Gaensler further expands Fried Frank’s offering in Frankfurt, which has been growing over the past year with the arrivals of Steffen Schellschmidt as a finance partner and Dr. Christian Kleeberg as a mergers and acquisitions and private equity partner.
“We are delighted to welcome Katrin to Fried Frank as we strengthen our tax offering in Frankfurt and continue to grow the Firm’s presence in an important European market,” said David Greenwald, chairman of Fried Frank. “Katrin’s experience and technical skills will be highly valuable to our clients as we help them navigate complex and sophisticated matters.”
Before joining Fried Frank, Ms. Gaensler was Associated Partner in the tax department of Noerr LLP. Previously, she worked for nearly eight years in the tax department of Allen & Overy LLP.
While Ms. Gaensler is not admitted to practice law, she is admitted to the Frankfurt Chamber of Tax Consultants and Chamber of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of the German Institute of Certified Public Accountants (IDW) and a member of its Corporate Income Tax working group.