Dave Lewis
Partner
New York
Dave Lewis
Partner
New York
Contact Details
Dave has significant experience in domestic and international tax planning, corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, domestic and international joint ventures and global capital markets transactions. He has advised on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of structuring and implementing: global mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures, restructurings and bankruptcies, private equity and real estate fund formations and investments, global securities offerings, asset securitizations and cross-border financing. He also has significant experience advising on general tax aspects of financial instruments and derivatives and in global tax planning and cross-border structures.
Dave is ranked as a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 USA.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2009
Admitted: Bar of the State of Maryland, 1998
Admitted: Bar of the District of Columbia, 1998
Admitted: United States Tax Court, 1999
Academic
LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1998
J.D., cum laude, University of Maryland School of Law, 1997
B.B.A., Emory University, 1994
Experience highlights
Advising Fresenius Kabi, the global health care company, on its public acquisition of Akorn, a Chicago-based manufacturer of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical products, for approximately USD4.3bn.
Advising WillScot on its acquisition of Modular Space Holdings worth approximately USD1.1bn.
Advising EG Group on its USD2.15bn acquisition of Kroger’s convenience store business, establishing EG Group as one of the 20 largest convenience store chains in the United States. EG Group, which previously had no retail presence in the United States, will establish its North American headquarters in Cincinnati, where Kroger is based.
Advising an investment firm on a USD500m private equity fund to invest in mezzanine debt instruments of mid-market companies based in North America.
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted: Bar of the State of New York, 2009
Admitted: Bar of the State of Maryland, 1998
Admitted: Bar of the District of Columbia, 1998
Admitted: United States Tax Court, 1999
Academic
LL.M. in Taxation, New York University School of Law, 1998
J.D., cum laude, University of Maryland School of Law, 1997
B.B.A., Emory University, 1994
Recognition
We work with Dave Lewis and Brian Schultz. We are very impressed. They are thorough and commercial in their approach and they remain our counsel of choice on such matters.
(Client) Chambers USA 2018
I had the occasion of working with Dave Lewis. I found him a very good tax lawyer. Smart and capable, he got a lot of positive interaction in a very difficult transaction…
(In House/Third Party) Chambers USA 2018
David Lewis, there’s a gentleman. He was always pretty solid. I like him. He was a good tax counsel; a good assessor of risk and he always found creative solutions. He could deal with treaty stuff and German law, and he was always well informed.
(Client) Chambers USA 2018
News & insights
Publications: 07 MAY 2021
After much back and forth, the legislature (with the approval of the German Federal Council today) decided on the real estate transfer tax reform with effect from 1 July 2021.
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News: 24 MARCH 2021
A&O Stands with the AAPI Community
To Allen & Overy’s clients, colleagues and communities, As most of you have seen in recent news, there continues to be a surge in acts of violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders…
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Publications: 29 APRIL 2020
Covid–19 coronavirus: a cross-jurisdictional update on the pandemic’s impact on tax regulations
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic currently spreading across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the United States has resulted in an unprecedented demand for urgent tax relief measures across industries and…
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Publications: 02 APRIL 2020
Covid-19 coronavirus: the potential tax impact of the U.S. CARES Act
The Potential Tax Impact of the U.S. CARES Act
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