Afshin Khan

Associate Tax

New York +1 212 390 4007

Afshin Khan

Practices

Overview

Afshin Khan is a tax associate in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.

Kellanova in its $35.9 billion acquisition by Mars, Inc.

Orangetheory Fitness in its merger of equals with Self Esteem Brands, creating a preeminent fitness, health and wellness service, representing $3.5 billion in global sales

Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition Co. on its business combination with XCF Global Capital, Inc., creating a combined company with an enterprise value of $1.84 billion

TranSystems Holdings, Inc., a Sentinel Capital Partners portfolio company, in its sale to Gannett Fleming, Inc.

Haynes International, Inc. in its merger with North American Stainless, a subsidiary of Acerinox

Potters Industries, LLC, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company, in its issuance of debt

Norwegian Cruise Line in its issuance of $315 million of debt for debt management purposes

Avis Budget Group, Inc. in its issuance of $500 million of debt for general corporate purposes

Judicial ExternUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Administrative Trials Unit Law ClerkNew York City Department of Education, Office of the General Counsel

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2022

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Co-author, “Report on Proposed Regulations Under Section 1503(d),” New York State Bar Association Tax Section, October 4, 2024

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023New York

Education

  • Columbia Law SchoolJ.D.2023

    James Kent Scholar

    Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar 

    Best in Class Award, Corporate Taxation

    Editorial Staff Member, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review

    Federal Income Taxation Teaching Fellow 

    Corporate Taxation Teaching Fellow

  • Columbia UniversityM.S., Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (Construction Engineering and Management Concentration)2020
    Research Analyst, Global Leaders in Construction Management
  • The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtB.E., Civil Engineeringsumma cum laude2019

    President, Tau Beta Pi

    Staff Writer, The Pioneer

    Summer STEM Teaching Assistant