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Stuart provides tax advice to a wide array of sponsors in the alternative investment funds industry. He focuses primarily on the structuring, operation and investments of private equity, real estate, secondary, credit and hedge funds. Stuart has extensive experience advising clients with sensitive tax profiles, including funds with various types of foreign and tax-exempt investors, on structuring complex real estate joint ventures. He also works with distressed companies on tax planning for the preservation and utilization of their net operating losses. Stuart also has particular expertise in secondary transactions. He regularly counsels investors and sponsors in secondary transactions, including GP-led fund restructurings and primary investments.