Matthew D. Schnall

A veteran tax lawyer, Matt’s corporate transactional work includes providing guidance on taxable and tax-free combinations, divisions, asset acquisitions, investments, and divestitures, as well as equity and debt financings, capital structuring and restructuring, collaborations, and joint ventures. In the investment management space, he supports funds and their managers on tax issues arising throughout the lifecycle of a fund or management company, from concept development through launch, including structuring and restructuring, fund combinations, re-platforming, and windup or closure, in addition to exit or succession planning for fund managers.

Matt has represented clients in tax litigation before a number of federal courts, including the US Tax Court, the US Court of Federal Claims, and the US Supreme Court, and also before state trial and appellate tribunals, including an extensive practice before the Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board.

Matt is an adjunct professor at the Boston University School of Law’s Graduate Tax Program, teaching State and Local Taxation (SALT). Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, he was a partner at another international law firm.