Roger Wise JD

Roger Wise JD General Information

Biography

Mr. Roger Wise serves as Tax Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher. He formerly served as a Partner at K&L Gates. He formerly also served as Partner at Stradley Ronon. He counsels clients on tax issues involving private equity funds and other financial 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.