About Mitchell A. Fagen

Mitchell A. Fagen helps his clients with tax planning. This includes helping businesses, financial institutions and other entities on tax issues related to asset-backed securitizations, residential and multifamily mortgage-backed securitizations, private credit and other debt transactions, partnership tax matters, insurance-dedicated funds (IDFs) and privately placed life insurance and annuities (PPPLI/PPVA), and corporate transactions, in both domestic and international contexts.

Practice Focus

  • Federal domestic and international tax law
  • Taxation of financial products and debt transactions
  • Tax aspects of securitization and structured finance
  • Real estate mortgage investment conduits (REMICs)
  • Taxation of insurance-dedicated funds (IDFs) and privately placed life insurance and annuities (PPPLI/PPVA)
  • Taxation of partnerships, LLCs and pass-throughs
  • Tax aspects of private credit transactions
  • Cross-border investments

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Education
  • Columbia University, JD, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • New York University, LLM
  • Cornell University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • District of Columbia
  • New Jersey
Court Admissions
  • US District Court, District of New Jersey
Community Involvements
  • Structured Finance Industry Group, Tax Policy Committee
Recognitions
Recognized or listed in the following:
  • Best Lawyers in America
    Ones to Watch
    Banking and Finance Law, 2025
    Tax Law, 2024–2025
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