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NameTatsuro Yamamura
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PositionAssociate, Tax
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LocationWashington, D.C.
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Law SchoolYale
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About Tatsuro
As an undergrad at Dartmouth, Tatsuro took courses and conducted research related to tax economics and was immediately hooked: The exceedingly complex, puzzle-like tax code has a significant impact on individuals, businesses and society as a whole but somehow remains underappreciated and poorly understood. A series of internships convinced Tatsuro that the best way to work on tax matters would be as an attorney, advising clients on a wide variety of complex considerations relating to tax law — which is part of the reason he came to Skadden.
In his first year at the firm, he’s already been involved in a broad range of cutting-edge matters. The breadth and depth of the firm’s tax practice has exposed him to a variety of tax matters, including deals, advisory work, controversy and litigation. It’s too early to pick a favorite area of tax law, he says, but he hasn’t ruled any out — he’s enjoyed them all, as well as the challenges of each area.
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Chess pieces
During elementary school, Tatsuro was a competitive chess player and earned the title of California State Chess Champion. His childhood passion for the game foreshadowed his interest in tax law — both involve complex and technical analysis that reward years of dedication and study.
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Umbrella
Over the years, Tatsuro has accumulated an impressive collection of umbrellas, including ones from his time at Yale School of Management and as a Skadden 1L Scholar at BlackRock, where he had the opportunity to work with an in-house legal team and gain new perspectives that continue to inform his work at Skadden.
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Japanese Book
Having grown up in Japan, Tatsuro still feels a strong connection to the country, its culture and its language. Years ago, his grandmother wrote a book on his family’s history, which includes her account of moving to the U.S. and returning to Japan. The book is a reminder of his heritage and connection to his family.
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NameBoris Bershteyn
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PositionPartner, Complex Litigation and Trials; Antitrust/Competition
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LocationNew York
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Law SchoolYale
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About BorisBoris served as a senior attorney in the Obama White House, but he grew up far from Pennsylvania Avenue, in the former Soviet Union, where a legal career would not have been a realistic option. He came to the United States at age 12 and gravitated toward activities — like the high school newspaper and debate team — that would improve his English; these, in turn, sparked an interest in the law. In addition to several senior positions at the White House and Office of Management and Budget during the Obama administration, Boris’ résumé includes clerkships for the U.S. Supreme Court (Justice David Souter) and Second Circuit (Judge José Cabranes). He now works on a range of complex matters before appellate and trial courts and has particularly extensive experience in antitrust class actions and government investigations. He also is deeply involved in several policy organizations and nonprofit boards. Despite his busy schedule, Boris is known by the associates he mentors for his humble nature and approachability.
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White House LetterAmid shelves of binders for his ongoing cases, a framed memo from President Obama appointing Boris to be the acting “regulatory czar” (officially, acting administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs) hangs on his wall.
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Amicus BriefBoris served as counsel of record for this U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief supporting challenges to state bans on same-sex marriage. Having a say in one of the defining civil rights issues of our time was deeply rewarding for Boris and the team of associates who worked on the brief.
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Russian BookBetween antitrust treatises, Boris recently made time to reread — in Russian — The Master and Margarita, a 20th century classic.
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NameEileen Nugent
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PositionOf Counsel
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PracticeMergers & Acquisitions
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LocationNew York
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Law SchoolBrooklyn Law School
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Brief Biography
Widely recognized as one of the world's leading M&A attorneys, Eileen helped us become the first law firm to advise on more than $1 trillion worth of deals in a single year. At Skadden, Eileen shares her knowledge and experience one on one, mentoring countless associates as they work together on their field's most challenging and groundbreaking transactions. She has also passed on the insight gained from her award-winning work in Negotiated Acquisitions of Companies, Subsidiaries and Divisions, a treatise studied in classrooms across the country, and as an adjunct professor, at the University of Virginia School of Law and Cornell Law School.
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M&A TreatiseFor many associates, reading Eileen's treatise, Negotiated Acquisitions, brings back memories from their law school days — good ones, hopefully.
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Client Memoir
Eileen represented Donna Karan in the sale of her company to the French multinational LVMH. If you want to skip straight to her memories of Eileen, start on page 275.
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Deal ToyEileen collects "deal toys" from her transactions. She received this miniature plunger, perhaps her oddest toy, when she closed two deals for American Standard.
