Jared M. Rusman, P.C.

Partner Tax

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Jared M. Rusman, P.C.

Overview

Jared Rusman is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Jared has been nationally recognized in federal income tax matters. His practice is devoted to all aspects of corporate and partnership tax matters, with a particular emphasis on the tax aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, divestitures, and spin-offs and split-offs for public and private companies.

Clients note his “outstanding tax intellect, and ability to digest and analyze complex issues,” adding, “[he] can provide practical advice in a manner that is understandable to…company management.” (Chambers USA)

LLamasoft in its $1.5 billion sale to Coupa Software 

Genius Sports Group in its $1.5 billion business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. II 

Parts Authority, a portfolio company of The Jordan Company, in its sale of a majority stake to Kohlberg & Company, LLC. 

Brightstar Capital Partners in its pending acquisition of Brightstar Corp. 

TPG Capital in its investment in LifeStance Health 

American Securities LLC in its acquisition of United PF Holdings, LLC

Partners Group in its acquisition of EyeCare Partners

TPG Growth and HotSchedules in the sale of HotSchedules to Marlin Equity Partners

General Motors in its $2.8 billion investment from Honda in GM Cruise Holdings LLC, GM’s autonomous vehicle (AV) business, at a $14.6 billion valuation

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 2007–2017

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 1997–2007

Sullivan & Cromwell, 1994–1997

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Thought Leadership

Publications 

Co-author, “Tax Tweaks On Property Transfers From C Corp. To REIT,” Law360, August 2013

Co-author, “The Big Freeze: Reducing Federal Income Taxation in a Corporate Acquisition,” Journal of Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions, December 2012

Recognition

Named MVP: Tax, Law360, 2015

Recognized for Tax: New York, Chambers USA, 2005–2007, 2018–2020

Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Tax: Texas, Chambers USA, 2008–2017

Recommended for International Tax, Legal 500 U.S.

Named a “Leading” Lawyer for Tax Law in Dallas, Best Lawyers in America

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 1997New York
  • 2008Texas

Education

  • New York University School of LawJ.D.1994

    Order of the Coif

    Editorial Staff and Note and Comment Editor, New York University Law Review

  • Georgetown UniversityB.S., Business Administrationsumma cum laude1991