Donald E. Rocap
Professional Profile
Donald Rocap's practice focuses on the tax and structuring aspects of acquisitions, dispositions, and reorganizations and private equity fund formations.
Known for "bringing a level of sophistication that's two or three levels up from anybody else," Mr. Rocap has been selected as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Tax by Chambers USA every year since 2004 and as one of The World's Leading Lawyers for Business in Tax by Chambers Global each year since 2002.
Other Distinctions
Law School Teaching:Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School, teaching "Structuring Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Transactions" (1997 - present) and "Business Planning" (2000 - 2005)
Publications
Volume Co-author, Mergers, Acquisitions, and Buyouts, by Martin D. Ginsburg and Jack S. Levin
Special Editor, Structuring Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Transactions, by Jack S. Levin
"The Mixed-up World of Pseudo Passthroughs," Taxes (March 2007) (with Russell Light)
"The Jobs Act's Harsh New Deferred Compensation Rules," Tax Notes (September 12, 2005) (with Jack S. Levin and Keith E. Villmow)
"Selected Tax Issues in Structuring Private Equity Funds," New York University Institute on Federal Taxation (2004) (with James H. Lokey, Jr.)
"Partnership Joint Ventures of Operating Businesses," Taxes (Dec. 1994)"A Transactional Guide to New Code Section 197," Tax Notes (October 25, 1993) (with Jack S. Levin)
"A Transactional Guide to Federal Tax Aspects of Restructuring Troubled Corporation Debt," Tax Notes (September 2, 1991) (with Jack S. Levin)
"Dividends Paid to an ESOP--Ace Is Not the Place," Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, v. 18, No. 4, April 6, 1990 (with George B. Javaras)
"Passthrough Rules for Financial Intermediaries: Different Routes to a Single Tax," Taxes (Dec. 1989)
"Golden Parachute Regulations Clarify Many Issues," 71 Journal of Taxation, No. 4, 204 (Oct. 1989)
Seminars
Mr. Rocap's lectures at tax conferences include:
Practising Law Institute Conference on Tax Strategies for Corporate Acquisitions, Dispositions, Spin-Offs, Joint Ventures, Financings, Reorganizations & Restructurings
Practising Law Institute Conference on Tax Planning for Domestic & Foreign Partnerships, LLCs, Joint Ventures & Other Strategic Alliances
University of Chicago Federal Tax Conference
New York University Institute on Federal Taxation
Tax Executives Institute Midyear Conference
Philadelphia Tax ConferenceTulane Tax Institute
Chicago-Kent College of Law Federal Tax Institute
Garrett Corporate and Security Law Institute
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts Law and Accounting Conference
Various meetings of the American Bar Association and Chicago Bar Association
Prior Experience
U.S. Treasury Department:
Deputy Tax Legislative Counsel, Regulatory Affairs, 1988-1989
Associate Tax Legislative Counsel, 1986-1988
Attorney Advisor, 1984-1986
