Michael Mollerus
Advises U.S. and international corporate, real estate and private equity fund clients on the tax aspects of major transactions.
Michael advises U.S. and non-U.S. corporate, real estate and private equity fund clients on the tax aspects of initial public offerings, mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs and other major transactions, including structured financings. His clients have included many corporate and financial institutions including Bausch Health, Clarivate, Emerson, IHS Markit, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Pfizer, Reckitt, Roche and Uniti Group.
Michael is consistently recognized for his work in the legal industry. A client notes in Chambers USA that, “He can talk in a way non-tax people can understand and has a good, easy approach to really complicated matters.”
He is an officer on the Corporate Tax Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Taxation. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association’s Taxation Section and serves as co-chair of the Section’s Corporations Committee.
Experience
Mergers & Acquisitions
- JPMorgan on multiple transactions, including its acquisition of First Republic
- Emerson on numerous transactions, including its disposition of its Climate Technologies and Network Power businesses, its acquisition of National Instrument and proposal to acquire AspenTech
- Morgan Stanley on numerous matters, including its acquisitions of E*TRADE and Eaton Vance
- Roche on numerous acquisitions, including its acquisitions of Genentech, InterMune and Televant
- IHS Markit on multiple transactions, including its acquisition by S&P Global
- Clarivate on numerous acquisitions, including its acquisitions of CPA Global and ProQuest
- Reckitt Benckiser on multiple transactions, including its acquisition of Mead Johnson
- Gilead Sciences on multiple acquisitions, including its acquisitions of Immunomedics, CymaBay Therapeutics and MiroBio
- VF on the sales of Supreme and its occupational work segment
Spinoffs
- Bausch Health on its separation of Bausch + Lomb
- Pfizer on its Reverse Morris Trust with Mylan
- Reckitt Benckiser on the tax-free demerger of Indivior
- Morgan Stanley on its spinoff of Discover
IPOs and Other Financings
- Amer Sports on its IPO and follow-on offerings
- Arm on its IPO
- On Running on its IPO
- Bausch + Lomb on its IPO
- MSCI on its IPO and various financings
- Kosmos Energy on its IPO and various financings
- Cobalt International Energy on its IPO and various financings
- Delphi Automotive on its IPO and various financings
- Markit on its IPO
Real Estate
- Uniti Group, a communications infrastructure REIT, on numerous matters, including its merger with Windstream, acquisitions, leasing transactions and debt and equity financings
- Prime Property Fund, a private institutional REIT advised by Morgan Stanley, on numerous matters, including acquisitions and financings
- Ventas, a healthcare REIT, on numerous securities offerings and financings
Insights
News
Recognition
Chambers USA – Tax, New York
Chambers Global – Tax: International Tax
Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – Corporate Tax: Advisory, Thought Leader
ITR World Tax – Transactional Tax, New York
Law360 – “Tax MVP of the Year,” 2014
Education
- magna cum laude
- Editor, Harvard Law Review
- magna cum laude
Clerkships
Prior experience
- Washington DC office, 1990-1992 and 1994-1995
- London office, 1992-1994
Qualifications and admissions
- State of New York