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Morrison & Foerster provides strategic tax advice to clients worldwide, from leading global companies to innovative emerging growth companies who are disrupting business models. We guide clients on their operational tax planning and on general business and transactional matters, including cross-border matters.

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Adapting to Change: Latest Tax Challenges for REITs

MoFo’s GP + LP Global Summit 2023

TEI's 77th Annual Conference

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Taxation of Digital Assets, Cryptocurrency, and NFTs – I Still Don’t Get It, But What if I Had To?

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DOJ Proposes Rescheduling Marijuana

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Turning Tax Credits into Cash: IRS and Treasury Release Proposed Direct Pay and Transferability Regulations

What the REIT?! 2023

Large Partnership Audits – Part 2: Update and Some Basics

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MoFo Advises Infineon Technologies on Its $2.5 Billion Acquisition of Marvell Technology’s Automotive Ethernet Business

MoFo Advises Moneta Ventures on Its $250M+ Third Fund

Morrison Foerster Adds Tax Group Co-Chair From Jones Day

Leading Tax Partner Richard Nugent Joins Morrison Foerster as Global Tax Co-Chair in New York

MoFo Advises Southwest Gas Holdings and Centuri Holdings on $353.8 million IPO and Separation Transactions

Morrison Foerster recognized by the ACLU Foundation of Southern California with their annual Pro Bono Award

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Richard Nugent is a partner in the firm’s New York office and chair of its Tax practice.Richard has over 25 years of experience advising on the tax aspects of complex transactions including public and private M&A, spin-offs, joint ventures, internal restructurings, and financings and capital markets transactions. He also advises debtors and creditors within and outside of bankruptcy.Richard has been recognized in Chambers USA, where he is praised as “an extremely knowledgeable and dedicated attorney” and “well-versed in communicating complex issues.” The Legal 500 describes Richard as having a “deep understanding of the business, including product supply, marketing, and distribution” which clients describe as “priceless when representing us in deal matters.” Prior to joining Morrison Foerster, Richard was a tax partner at another international law firm in New York. He serves on the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association Tax Section and is a member of the Tax Forum. A sought-after speaker, Richard frequently presents on tax topics for Practising Law Institute programs.Richard holds an LL.M. with distinction from Georgetown University, a J.D. with honors from Rutgers School of Law – Newark, and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Saint Peter’s University. He also served as a law clerk to Judge Richard F. Suhrheinrich of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit and Judge Robert P. Ruwe of the U.S. Tax Court.

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