Jeffrey D. Uffner is the chairman of Stroock's Tax Practice and the chairman of the Private Funds Group. Mr. Uffner is engaged in a broad-based commercial tax practice. He has extensive experience with the taxation of partnership entities; corporate transactions such as mergers and acquisitions; real estate investment and exchanges; and the investment activities of pension plans, tax-exempt organizations, venture capital funds and similar entities.

As co-chairperson of the Private Funds Group, Mr. Uffner has represented a wide range of global, national and regional funds. His clients include prominent securities, real estate, distressed debt and infrastructure fund sponsors. He is knowledgeable in all aspects of domestic, foreign and cross-border tax planning and has been responsible for structuring highly complex, tax-efficient investment platforms for taxable and tax-exempt institutions, high net worth individuals and non-U.S. investors.

Mr. Uffner is an active member of the firm's Financial Restructuring Group. He has provided tax and structuring advice to debtors' and creditors' committees, individual lending institutions and distressed debt funds in connection with many prominent bankruptcy proceedings and workouts.