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Roger S. Wise  Partner
Washington DC  +1.202.778.9023
Fax +1.202.778.9100
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Areas of Practice
Roger Wise counsels clients on the federal income tax aspects of domestic and cross-border business transactions.  Mr. Wise advises clients on the tax aspects of structuring open-end and closed-end mutual funds, hedge funds and private equity funds.   Recent matters include master-feeder structures, fund-of-funds strategies, tax-free reorganizations of investment companies, and complex reorganizations involving partnerships.  Mr. Wise’s experience also includes structuring and negotiating corporate acquisitions and divestitures, including leveraged buyouts, internal reorganizations and inbound and outbound investments. In addition, he has advised clients on the tax aspects of corporate restructurings, both in and out of bankruptcy.  He also advises clients on the corporate and tax aspects of joint ventures.  Mr. Wise has worked on contested matters at the IRS Audit and Appeals level, and has handled ruling requests with the IRS.  He also advises clients on the tax consequences of settlements with private litigants and governmental entities.  Mr. Wise has authored numerous client alerts and is a regular speaker at industry and in-house conferences on private equity and hedge funds.

Professional/Civic Activities
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University School of Law, LL.M. Tax Program, “Corporate Income Tax I”
  • American Bar Association (Tax Section)
  • District of Columbia Bar Association (Tax Section)
  • Member, Investment Company Institute Tax Advisory Group, Managed Funds Association Tax Committee

Bar Admissions
  • Bar of District of Columbia
  • Bar of New York
Education
  • J.D., Harvard Law School (1996) (cum laude; Articles Editor, International Law Journal)
  • B.A., Yale University (1992) (magna cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; distinction in major)

PRACTICES & INDUSTRIES
Corporate
Corporate Governance
Derivatives and Structured Products
Finance
Global Capital Markets and Asset Securitization
Hedge Funds and Venture Funds
Investment Management, Hedge Funds and Alternative Investments
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mortgage Banking & Consumer Financial Products
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Projects/Public Private Partnerships
Real Estate Investment, Development, and Finance
Tax
Tax-Exempt Organizations/Nonprofit Institutions
Newsstand
Global Financial Market Watch Blog