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John T. Lutz is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in its New York office. As a member of the Firm’s Tax Department, he concentrates his practice in the field of federal and state taxation, particularly the taxation of structured finance, derivative and structured products. John's experience includes, in addition to structured finance, tax examinations and controversies, insurance products, conventional US and cross-border securities offerings and corporate mergers and acquisitions.
John has extensive experience in all tax aspects of developing derivatives products and new structures for financings and other capital market transactions, including the structuring of cross-border tax-advantaged financings and asset-backed securities. John is a recognized leader in the tax aspects of municipal derivatives and tax exempt bond securitizations. John provides tax advice to derivative products dealers, in both the domestic and cross-border contexts, advising on US and foreign tax issues related to equity swaps, repurchase agreements, structured notes and offshore structured finance vehicles. Internationally, John provides advice to investment banks, insurance companies, investment managers, sponsors and other market participants in a wide variety of investment funds, hedge funds and private equity funds.
John is a member of the New York State Bar Association - Tax Section (Executive Committee 2000-2004, 2008), the American Bar Association and the National Association of Bond Lawyers. John is past a president of the New York Chapter of the Villanova University School of Law Alumni Association.
John is admitted to practice in New York.
Education:
New York University School of Law, LL.M.
Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
University of Notre Dame, B.B.A. | 