Shane
Milam

New York

1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064

Practices & Industries

Tax

Private Equity

Private Credit

Education

JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Certificate in Business and Public Policy, The Wharton School

Bar Admissions

New York

A partner in the Tax Department, Shane Milam counsels a wide range of private investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds, hybrid funds, distressed funds, credit funds, co-investment funds, and secondary funds in all fund-related U.S. tax issues, including fund formation, acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, structuring “upper-tier” arrangements, seed capital arrangements, acquisitions of asset management businesses, continuation funds and GP-led secondary transactions.

Shane also has significant cross-border experience, representing private funds and both public and private companies regarding cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, capital markets, financings and derivatives transactions.

Representative clients include:

  • General Atlantic
  • Apollo Global Management
  • Davidson Kempner
  • Grain Management
  • Hudson Bay Capital
  • Centerbridge Partners
  • Fortress Investment Group
  • NMS Capital
  • Brighton Park Capital
  • Glenview Capital Management
  • Population Health Partners
  • Atlas Merchant Capital
  • Tiger Management Advisors
  • LuminArx Capital Management
  • NovaWulf Digital Management
  • Brex Asset Management
  • Gamut Capital Management
  • SSW Partners
  • XN LP
  • Searchlight Capital Partners
  • Key Square Capital Management
  • Univision Communications
  • Foresite Capital
  • RockCreek
  • Silver Point Capital
  • Wafra

Shane has been recognized by a number of industry publications for his work in tax law, including The Legal 500.