Dean Shulman is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He represents clients on a wide range of U.S. and international tax matters, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, tax-free spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, initial public offerings and the formation of funds. Dean has extensive experience advising on and structuring transactions, including partnership workouts and restructurings, and like-kind exchanges, as well as transactions involving the formation and operation of partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures, funds and real estate investment trusts. He also has represented regulated investment companies, publicly traded partnerships and investment partnerships and advises clients, including investment advisers, on the tax aspects of structuring financial instruments and other derivatives, as well as in various capital markets transactions.