Lowenstein Sandler has announced that Kevin Colan has joined the firm as partner in its Tax practice. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.
Colan works with clients to devise effective tax strategies for successful mergers, acquisitions, and dispositions of public and private companies, as well as strategic investments and joint ventures. His practice focuses on protecting his clients’ interests in strategic transactions and creating innovative tax structuring solutions that support their overall financial and business goals.
Working closely with investment managers and their principals, Colan also structures funds focused on private equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure and other alternative asset classes and advises on the structuring and financing of investments by these funds.
“I was attracted by Lowenstein’s vision, commitment to innovation, and its agility to adapt to a rapidly changing economic environment,” says Colan. “The firm has demonstrated remarkable success in key growth practices, like private equity, ECVC, and life sciences, and is structured to represent client companies from early financing through a liquidity event and beyond. There is a collective sense of direction and ambition amongst all the attorneys with whom I’ve met across all Lowenstein practices, and that really excites me.”
Brian A. Silikovitz, Chair of Lowenstein’s Tax practice, says: “Not only does Kevin’s knowledge of the tax aspects of complex investment transactions perfectly meet the needs of our clients, but his approach to the practice of law is closely aligned with our firm’s core values. We attract lawyers seeking a collegial and collaborative culture: our close-knit partnership fosters real relationships and provides each partner with the opportunity to have a meaningful voice.”
Steven E. Siesser, Managing Partner of Lowenstein’s New York Office, Chair of the Private Equity practice, and Co-chair of the Transactions & Advisory Group, adds: “M&A, public and private equity, joint venture, and cross border transactions are growing increasingly complex and our deal flow in those transactions is rapidly expanding. Our clients demand the most sophisticated tax counsel on these deals, and Kevin, in collaboration with Brian, Tax Vice Chair Lesley P. Adamo, and the rest of Lowenstein Tax team, provide the highest level of service and cutting edge structuring.”
Colan is the latest in a strategic series of lateral partner additions to Lowenstein’s roster. Since December, some of the latest prominent additions have included Sara R. Werner, who joined the Investment Management and Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practices from Goodwin Procter; Shontae D. Gray, former Assistant United States Attorney, and Michael T.G. Long, former Director of the Division of Law within the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, who both joined the White Collar Defense practice; Armando Castro, who joined the firm’s ECVC practice in Palo Alto from Pillsbury; and Daniel L. Forman, who joined the Capital Markets & Securities practice from Ropes & Gray.
In addition to his previous roles in private practice at Clifford Chance, Paul Weiss, and Simpson Thacher, Colan served as a Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he principally investigated health care and securities fraud. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law and his B.S. from Dartmouth.
About Lowenstein Sandler LLP
Lowenstein Sandler is a national law firm with over 350 lawyers based in New York, Palo Alto, New Jersey, Utah, and Washington, D.C. The firm represents leaders in virtually every sector of the global economy, with particular emphasis on investment funds, life sciences, and technology. Recognized for its entrepreneurial spirit and high standard of client service, the firm is committed to the interests of its clients, colleagues, and communities.
