Jamshed J. Patel

Partner

Jamshed J. Patel is a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP. Jamshed’s work has included principal responsibility and extensive experience in counseling clients with respect to U.S. and foreign tax matters in cross-border transactions. He is a member of the Taxation, Finance & Financial Institutions, International, and Transactional & Securities Practices.

Jamshed concentrates on the tax issues relating to Transnational reorganizations and joint ventures, Section 482 transfer pricing issues, and development of tax-efficient earnings repatriation mechanisms, financing matters, including derivatives, hybrid securities, and other financial products, transfers of intellectual property to joint venture entities and to related parties; structuring cost-sharing research agreements and research funding agreements for multi-national groups; structuring intellectual property holding companies, and regulated investment companies, private equity funds, and hedge funds.

Awards and Recognition

  • Jamshed has been Peer Review Rated as AV Preeminent®, the highest performance rating in Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ system and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America© in the area of tax law (2022-2024).
  • Jamshed was also named the Best Lawyers® Tax Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee (2015 and 2017). He was selected for inclusion in the 2007–2012 lists of Wisconsin Super Lawyers®.

Affiliations

  • The American Bar Association
  • The International Tax Planning Association
22 November 2023 Foley Viewpoints

YA Global Investments, LP v. Commissioner: Tax Court Rules that Fund was Engaged in U.S. Trade or Business

In a widely anticipated opinion, on November 15, 2023 the U.S. Tax Court ruled that a fund was engaged in a U.S. trade or business through the activities of its investment manager, and that the fund was also a “dealer in securities” subject to the mark-to-market accounting rules of Section 475.
17 August 2023 Honors and Awards

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2024 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys across 20 U.S. offices have received recognition in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
18 August 2022 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP proudly announced that 250 of our attorneys across 20 offices have received recognition in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
20 December 2021 Press Releases

Foley Advises BICO Group on Acquisition of Biosero, Inc.

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Boston-based bio convergence company BICO Group AB (“BICO”), in its acquisition of Biosero, Inc. (“Biosero”), a San Diego-based software provider for automated workflows and laboratory connectivity, for $165 million.
12 November 2021 Deals and Wins

Foley Advises Digital Guardian in Acquisition by HelpSystems

Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal advisor to Digital Guardian, a leader in data loss prevention and managed detection and response, in its acquisition by HelpSystems, a software company focused on information technology.
19 August 2021 Press Releases

Foley Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Best Lawyers in America

Foley & Lardner LLP announced today that 236 of the firm’s attorneys from 18 U.S. offices have been recognized in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, and 46 lawyers from 13 offices were included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list. Additionally, 14 of the firm’s attorneys received the special designation of “Lawyer of the Year,” an honor earned by only one lawyer in each practice area and metropolitan region.