Partner
New York, NY
Ray Holst is a trusted senior U.S. federal income tax lawyer with a proven history and broad knowledge base, having practiced in large and small firms, and in-house environments. Ray is known by his clients for explaining complex tax issues without resorting to jargon.
Ray has extensive experience in the taxation of financial institutions and financial products, including advising both issuers and underwriters of the tax consequences of various securities offerings, as well as advising both borrowers and lenders in credit transactions. Ray also works with both public and private companies providing tax and corporate advice, including those involving cross-border situations. Ray advises start-up clients regarding the appropriate entity formation and existing companies regarding taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and dispositions. Additionally, Ray has formed and advised non-profits, represented clients in front of the IRS and New York State, and has worked with high-net worth individuals providing trusts and estates advice, including advising non-U.S. individuals. Ray has also authored numerous client alerts and presented at multiple conferences.
Ray is admitted to practice law in New York and is admitted to the U.S. Tax Court. Ray is a former member of the Wall Street Tax Association, having served as chair of the Information Reporting/FATCA Committee, and was part of the SIFMA committee that worked with Treasury in drafting the FATCA Treasury Regulations.
Ray enjoys fishing and skiing in his spare time.
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A Confederacy of Dunces
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Lost in the Supermarket
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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Ray Holst is a trusted senior U.S. federal income tax lawyer with a proven history and broad knowledge base, having practiced in large and small firms, and in-house environments. Ray is known by his clients for explaining complex tax issues without resorting to jargon.
Ray has extensive experience in the taxation of financial institutions and financial products, including advising both issuers and underwriters of the tax consequences of various securities offerings, as well as advising both borrowers and lenders in credit transactions. Ray also works with both public and private companies providing tax and corporate advice, including those involving cross-border situations. Ray advises start-up clients regarding the appropriate entity formation and existing companies regarding taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and dispositions. Additionally, Ray has formed and advised non-profits, represented clients in front of the IRS and New York State, and has worked with high-net worth individuals providing trusts and estates advice, including advising non-U.S. individuals. Ray has also authored numerous client alerts and presented at multiple conferences.
Ray is admitted to practice law in New York and is admitted to the U.S. Tax Court. Ray is a former member of the Wall Street Tax Association, having served as chair of the Information Reporting/FATCA Committee, and was part of the SIFMA committee that worked with Treasury in drafting the FATCA Treasury Regulations.
Ray enjoys fishing and skiing in his spare time.
Prior to joining the firm, Ray was a partner in the Business & Real Estate Taxation and Corporate/Business practice areas at Meltzer Lippe. Before that, he was a sole practitioner practicing tax, trusts & estates, and corporate law. He practiced tax law in the New York City office of Latham & Watkins LLP and the New York City and London offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP. Ray also worked in the Tax Counsel Group of Morgan Stanley where he provided tax advice to a wide range of business units, including the principal investments, capital markets, investment banking, bank resource management (securities lending and repurchase transactions), securitized products, and wealth management groups.
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