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  • New York University School of Law, LLM, 1981
  • St. John's University School of Law, JD, 1980
  • Princeton University, AB, 1977

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  • New York, 1981

Henry M. Cohn

Partner

New York
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019-6099
T 212 728 8209
F 212 728 9209
hcohnwillkie.com
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Henry M. Cohn, a partner in the Tax Department, focuses on federal income tax matters, including tax treatment of partnerships, real estate matters (including real estate investment trusts), mergers and acquisitions, offshore and U.S. insurance companies, and bankruptcy reorganizations.

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Henry M. Cohn, a partner in the Tax Department, focuses on federal income tax matters, including tax treatment of partnerships, real estate matters (including real estate investment trusts), mergers and acquisitions, offshore and U.S. insurance companies, and bankruptcy reorganizations.

Selected Significant Matters

  • Hudson’s Bay Company in a $1.25 billion CMBS financing deal secured by its flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store property in New York City.
  • Brookfield Properties in $6.5 billion acquisition interest in General Growth Properties REIT and follow on investment.
  • Ventas, Inc. – acquisition of Cogdell Spencer REIT in $770 million acquisition.
  • Ventas, Inc. – special REIT counsel to Ventas in NHP acquisition.
  • Advice to senior creditors in Velo Holdings bankruptcy.
  • Representation of Paramount Group in various real estate matters (formation of real estate investment funds, partnership transactions, formation of REIT affiliates).
  • United Maritime Group – sale of barge transportation and other subsidiaries.
  • Advice to Apple REIT 9 Special Committee.

Selected Professional and Business Activities

Henry is a member of the New York State Bar Association. He recently authored "FIRPTA Reform Legislation Would Encourage Foreign Investment in REITs," AFIRE News (Fall 2011).

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