Michael A. Bloom

Representative Matters

• Represented the sponsor of a large New York hedge fund on tax issues related to restructuring the management company and winding down offshore and onshore feeder funds 
• Assisted a UK investment company that specializes in media, infrastructure, and real estate, with U.S. withholding tax issues, on numerous film financing transactions 
• Represented a joint venture between a U.S. infrastructure fund and an Australian pension fund involving the sale of their joint interest in a liquefied natural gas facility to a global private-equity firm, for gross proceeds valued at more than $1.1 billion 
• Assisted a publicly traded U.S. pharmaceutical company with IP tax migration and tax planning 
• Provided tax counsel to a television producer concerning financing of a joint venture with a major television network 
• Represented sponsors in tax planning for a Mexican debt fund 
• Represented a branded games developer and publisher, and its casual online gaming site, in an acquisition by a sweepstakes giant 
• Provided tax advice to a leading multi-channel direct marketer concerning the acquisition of a Portland, Maine-based company that specializes in mobile lead generation, media buying, and analytics 
• Represented a hotel REIT in an IRS audit of intercompany transfer prices 
• Represented numerous celebrities in U.S. federal and state residency tax planning

Education

• J.D. University of Pennsylvania Law School 2007
• • Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, 2007 Certificate in Business and Public Policy
• B.A. with honors University of Michigan 2004

Bar Admissions

• New York 2008
• District of Columbia 2009

• The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2023