David Passey is a partner in the Tax, Employee Benefits, and Trusts and Estates Practice Group in the firm's New York office.
Mr. Passey's practice covers a wide variety of matters including tax controversy, mergers and acquisitions, partnership transactions, and structured products. Mr. Passey's practice also regularly includes advising private equity funds with respect to fund formation and acquisitions, with an emphasis on the tax and ERISA aspects of these transactions.
Mr. Passey is co-head of the firm’s REIT practice, and has regularly advised clients in forming and operating public and private REITs, in "upREIT" and "downREIT" transactions, real estate funds and other REIT transactions, including clients such as Vornado Realty Trust, Forest City Realty Trust, and numerous private REITs.
