About Loren Lembo

Loren Lembo leverages her more than 20 years of experience to advise clients on a broad range of domestic and international tax matters. Clients trust her multifaceted skill set and ability to translate complex tax issues into practical solutions that align with their business goals.

Business-focused, detail-oriented tax guidance

Loren’s practice is particularly focused on financial services and private equity transactions, guiding clients through the tax aspects of the formation of, and transactions undertaken, by domestic and offshore investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and fund-of-funds. She provides funds and asset managers with tax guidance relating to investment activities, acquisitions, exits and operational issues. Loren also counsels sovereign wealth funds and other sophisticated investors on their investments and compliance reviews.

In addition, Loren has extensive experience advising both public and private companies on an array of US and cross-border tax matters, including the tax implications of tax-free and taxable mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and divestiture transactions, corporate and partnership restructurings, joint ventures, and financing and capital market transactions. She is also well-versed in representing lenders and debtors in complex restructurings and liability management exercises.

Clients rely on Loren’s clear, actionable guidance to structure transactions in order to achieve their commercial objectives while managing tax risk.

During law school, Loren served as an editor of The George Washington Law Review and was a member of The Order of the Coif, a national honorary society for law school graduates recognizing high academic achievement. She also maintains an active pro bono practice, providing tax counsel to public charities regarding various aspects of their organization and operations, including obtaining tax-exempt status for federal and state income tax purposes.

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Practice Focus

  • Investment funds
  • Private equity
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Restructurings and liability management exercises
  • Capital markets
Practices
Education
  • New York University School of Law, LLM
  • The George Washington University Law School, JD, with high honors
  • Cornell University, BS, with distinction
Bar Admissions
  • New York
Community Involvements
  • Private Investment Fund Tax Forum, Treasurer