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Leah Beitner

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Leah Beitner

Tax attorney Leah Beitner counsels clients on tax-efficient solutions in the context of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and business operations.

Leah focuses her practice on federal income tax aspects of corporate and partnership transactions, representing private equity funds, institutional investors, and public and private corporations. She has broad experience navigating complex tax laws to maximize tax efficiencies and enhance deal outcomes for clients. Leah guides clients, enabling them to make informed business decisions based on a clear understanding of tax implications.

Collaborative, creative and proactive, Leah provides clients with pragmatic tax solutions that help their businesses thrive.

Representative Experience

  • Represented the investor in its preferred investment in a start-up business in the fintech industry.
  • Represented California cannabis company The Parent Co. its acquisition of dispensary and delivery company Coastal Holding Company for stock consideration. 

  • Represented Loar Holdings Inc., a diversified manufacturer and supplier of niche aerospace and defense components, in its acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc., a manufacturer of highly engineered avionics interface solutions catering to the aviation industry, valued at $385 million.
  • Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of Linda Rogers & Associates, a specialized advisory, program management, and engineering firm with differentiated capabilities in information technology, regulatory compliance, and cybersecurity, in support of critical power infrastructure and network resiliency and reliability.
  • Represented Qualus Power Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of The Asset Company, PLLC (d/b/a ASSET Engineering), a provider of specialized engineering services to utilities, renewable and energy storage developers, and industrial clients throughout the United States.

  • Tax
  • Corporate & Securities
  • Dialysis, Nephrology, and Vascular Access
  • Family Offices & Direct Investing
  • Cannabis
  • University of Michigan Law School, 2011, J.D.
    • cum laude
    • Contributing Editor, Michigan Journal of Race & Law
    • Student Attorney, Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
    • Treasurer, Women’s Law Student Association
  • University of Michigan, 2009, B.A., English Literature
    • graduated with high distinction
  • Illinois
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch, Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Tax Law, 2021-2025

  • Listed, Illinois Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2019

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
March 27, 2020
Benesch COVID-19 Resource Center: Key Business Tax Provisions Included in the CARES Act
March 22, 2020
My Benesch My Team - Aperio Group
March 20, 2020
Benesch COVID-19 Resource Center: Employer Tax Credits Against Payroll Tax Obligations Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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February 27, 2025
Benesch Advises TowerBrook Capital Partners on Acquisition of Majority Stake in Industry-Leading Berkeley Research Group
August 26, 2024
Benesch Facilitates Client Loar Holdings Inc. Acquisition of Applied Avionics, Inc.
August 15, 2024
132 Benesch Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers® Rankings

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