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K&L Gates welcomes two new OC partners

By Richard Binder

K&L Gates LLP has announced the addition of Stephen T. Freeman and Gregory J. Hartker as partners in its tax practice. Both join K&L Gates from Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth, where Freeman served as chair of the firm's tax practice.

With a focus on corporate tax planning, Freeman counsels clients on the tax implications of mergers and acquisitions, financings, entity formation, and executive compensation. He has substantial experience advising investment funds, venture funds, and institutional investors in all aspects of fund formation, alternative investments, and structuring. Freeman also represents clients in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the California Franchise Tax Board.

Hartker concentrates his practice on corporate and partnership tax issues involving taxable and tax-deferred mergers and acquisitions, public and private issuances of debt instruments, and partnership structuring and operating. He advises on international tax issues involving cross border transfer pricing, Subpart F, foreign tax credits, and treaty issues, as well as investment fund structuring and representing investors in such funds.

Both will work in the firm's Orange County office.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on March 12, 2010 (boomark / email).