Trevor Allen advises clients on a broad range of U.S. tax matters, including the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, joint ventures, investment fund formations, foreign investments in the U.S., transactions involving REITs, and IPOs, including “UP-C” IPOs. He also has experience with tax controversies and obtaining private letter rulings from the IRS.

Bio

In recognition of his work, Mr. Allen has been named one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers.

Significant representations include:

  • Getty Images in its $3.7 billion merger of equals with Shutterstock
  • BridgeBio Pharma in:
    • the $2.8 billion acquisition of Eidos Therapeutics, Inc. shares it did not already own
    • its formation of the joint venture GondolaBio involving several preclinical and early clinical-stage drugs
  • Twenty-First Century Fox in its $71.3 billion acquisition by the Walt Disney Company and the related premerger spin-off of certain news, sports and broadcast businesses
  • Catalent in its $16.5 billion merger with an affiliate of Novo Holdings S/A and subsequent carve-out sale to Novo Nordisk A/S
  • Hillenbrand in its strategic review of its Batesville business, culminating in a sale to LongRange Capital for $761.5 million
  • Dell Technologies in its $4 billion sale of Boomi to Francisco Partners and TPG
  • Express Scripts in its $67 billion acquisition by Cigna Corporation and its $3.6 billion acquisition of EviCore Healthcare, LLC
  • Ryman Hospitality in its strategic review of its Opry Entertainment division and sale of a 30% stake to Atairos and NBCUniversal
  • Yahoo! in the $4.5 billion sale of its operating business to Verizon Communications Inc.
  • Tom Ford International and its licensing affiliate in the $2.8 billion sale of the TOM FORD brand and operations to the Estée Lauder Companies Inc. and Ermenegildo Zegna N.V.
  • Maui Jim in its sale to Kering Eyewear
  • Lionel Messi in his agreement to sign with Inter Miami SF as a designated player
  • Cannae Holdings in its agreement to wind down its external management structure

Mr. Allen has also been a guest speaker on various tax planning topics, including at the Tax Executive Institute and the American Bar Association Section of Taxation annual meetings.

Credentials

Education

  • LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2011
  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2010
  • B.A., Loyola University New Orleans, 2006

Admissions

  • New York

Trevor R. Allen