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    Raj Tanden

    Partner

    Los Angeles 213.972.4575
    Boston 617.342.4056

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    Education

    • New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1996)
    • University of Southern California, Gould School of Law (J.D., 1992)
    • University of Southern California, Leventhal School of Accounting (B.S., 1988)

    Admissions

    • California
    • Massachusetts

    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 of the American Bar Foundation, which consists of the top one percent of lawyers in each state.

    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

    Awards and Recognition

    • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Tax Law (2009, 2017-2024)
    • Listed in Southern California Super Lawyers®

    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 and 2024 AIDS/LifeCycle Ride and will ride again in 2025 for the final event. AIDS/LifeCycle is 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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