Raj Tanden represents clients in tax matters across a broad spectrum of domestic and cross-border transactions, with extensive experience in “inbound” private credit funds. He also has over 30 years of experience in M&A transactions. Raj is a senior tax partner and chair of the firm’s Investment Management Tax Practice, as well as chair of the New England and Southern California Tax Practices. In addition, Raj manages the tax aspects of the firm’s securitization practice.
Raj is a fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, comprised of the leading 700 tax lawyers nationwide, and recognized by Lawdragon as one of 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers.
Representative Clients
- Comvest Partners: a Florida middle market credit fund sponsor
- First Eagle Investments: a diversified fund sponsor with over US$144 billion in assets under management
- iCapital Network: an alternative investment marketplace with over US$150 billion in platform assets
- Monroe Capital: a Chicago credit asset management firm
- PennantPark: a Miami middle market credit fund sponsor
Affiliations
- Member, Executive Committee of the USC Tax Institute
- Past chair, American Bar Association (ABA) Tax Section Investment Management Committee
Community Involvement
Raj is an avid cyclist. He completed the 2019, 2024 and 2025 AIDS/LifeCycle Ride. AIDS/LifeCycle was a 545-mile/7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds for the life-saving services offered by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Raj also completed the 2018 Pan-Mass Challenge, a 200-mile/2-day ride through central Massachusetts to the Provincetown (Cape Cod) to raise funds for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. Raj has climbed the Haleakala volcano on Maui on numerous occasions: an over 10,000 ft. climb!
Presentations and Publications
Raj has authored numerous articles and speaks for the ABA, American Law Institute, NYU Federal Tax Institute, Practising Law Institute, and USC Tax Institute.
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