ProfessionalsAlyssa F. Wolpin
Alyssa F. Wolpin
Counsel
Tel: +1-212-373-3509
Fax: +1-212-492-0509
emailawolpin@paulweiss.com
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York,
NY
10019-6064
Fax: +1-212-492-0509
- Practices
- Tax
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- Tax
EXPERIENCE
As counsel in the Tax Department, Alyssa F. Wolpin has a broad federal income tax practice, with particular focus on U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (including tax-free reorganizations and spinoffs), joint ventures and restructurings.
Representative clients include ADP, Apollo, 3G, Kraft Heinz, and Restaurant Brands International.
Ms. Wolpin was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
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