Speaker Christopher J. Lallo
►Chris Lallo joined the Houston office of Ernst & Young LLP in 2008 and is a partner in the International Tax and Transaction Services practice. ►He was formerly a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. His practice is focused on both domestic and international tax matters with broad-based experience in …
►Chris Lallo joined the Houston office of Ernst & Young LLP in 2008 and is a partner in the International Tax and Transaction Services practice.
►He was formerly a partner at Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. His practice is focused on both domestic and international tax matters with broad-based experience in the area of tax planning related to domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including taxable and non-taxable transactions, cross-border investments, financing structures, withholding issues, capital market transactions and securities offerings. Chris also leads the inbound transactions practice for Ernst & Young in the US.
►He is also a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Houston Bar Association.
Transaction-specific experience
►Significant experience in working on various types of capital markets transactions, across multiple industries, and has worked with numerous special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) in all stages of their lifecycle, from formation through the IPO and de-SPAC transaction.
►Significant experience in advising domestic and international energy companies in connection with upstream, midstream, downstream, petrochemical and oilfield service company transactions. Has also worked in the technology and engineering and construction sectors.
►Significant experience in real estate, mining and other transactions in the natural resources sector, including working with non-US investors on real estate and natural resources transactions.
►Represents clients in connection with tax issues related to acquisition financing structures and debt restructuring transactions, and has worked on numerous complex cross-border financing and refinancing projects.
►Has worked on a significant number of large inbound transactions and has advised numerous clients on tax issues associated with inbound investment structures.
►Has written numerous articles and is a frequent public speaker at professional conferences.
►Counselled clients in private equity transactions. Represents investors and companies that have been acquired by private equity funds, providing tax counsel on acquisitions and divestures. Provides counsel on tax matters for both domestic and foreign funds.
►Counselled clients in international tax planning. Represents clients in connection with global structure planning and business transactions from a tax perspective.
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