Helen advises clients on a broad range of tax issues related to transactions, IPOs, and corporate structures and provides guidance on US and international tax rules applicable to multinationals. She advises clients in a variety of industries, including financial services.
Prior to joining Mintz, Helen was a senior associate focused on M&A international tax at a Big Four accounting firm. In that role, she advised private equity funds and their portfolio companies on tax matters pertaining to cross-border M&A transactions, IPO structures, debt financing transactions, leverage distributions, and other corporate structures. She also designed tax-efficient structures involving international indirect and direct transfer rules. In addition, Helen has experience performing tax due diligence on target companies and preparing tax models to identify tax benefits, tax exposures, and potential cost savings.
While earning her JD, Helen worked as a law clerk for a Boston-based law firm, where she assisted with the drafting of disclosure provisions, arbitration clauses, and bylaws for corporations. She also had an internship and an externship for global investment management companies. In law school, she served as associate executive editor of the Suffolk Journal of Trial & Appellate Advocacy. Additionally, she received an Honorable Mention Brief Award and an Honorable Mention Oral Advocate Award.
