Oz Halabi joins Pearl Cohen as partner

April 25 2016

Oz Halabi has joined Israeli Pearl Cohen’s tax practice as a partner at its New York office, moving from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where he was an associate.

By Joanna Yang

Halabi advises clients on US domestic and international tax issues related to, for example, M&A, investment funds, securities offerings, financial products and bankruptcy.

Several years of working at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and then Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has given Halabi broad experience of cross-border tax matters such as non-recognition treatment of intragroup transactions, FATCA compliance and maintenance of federal exemptions.

Pearl Cohen is an international law and patent firm with offices in Boston, Haifa, Herzliya, New York, Tel Aviv and London.

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