John T. Lutz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s New York office where he is head of the Structured Investment and Derivatives Group of the Tax Department. He focuses his practice on the field of federal and state taxation, particularly the taxation of structured finance, derivative and structured products. John's experience includes structured finance, tax examinations and controversies, insurance products, in addition to conventional U.S. and cross-border securities offerings, and corporate mergers and acquisitions.