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Joel focuses his practice on taxation. He advises clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to publicly traded corporations and private equity funds on corporate, partnership, and international tax matters. He has particular experience on the tax aspects of strategic and private equity mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital markets transactions. Joel’s industry experience, among other areas, includes the technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, banking, and mining sectors.

Prior to joining the firm, Joel worked at another law firm where he focused on transaction tax planning for corporate strategic and private equity clients, as well as international tax planning for financial services clients. Joel’s background also includes in-house positions in the tax controversy department at AIG and tax planning department at Interpublic Group.

  • Represented GreenSky Inc., an Atlanta-based financial technology company, in its initial public offering of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq exchange for gross proceeds of $1.01 billion.
  • Represented CannTrust, a Canada-based cannabis company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.
  • Represented BELLUS Health Inc., a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange.
  • Represented American Tire Distributors, a multinational tire supplier, in the sale of its Canadian subsidiary, National Tire Distributors, Inc., to Groupe Touchette.
  • Represented Unisys Corporation, a multinational information technology services and consulting company, in its acquisition of CompuGain’s US and India businesses.
  • Represented Partners Bancorp in its merger with OceanFirst Financial Corp.
  • Represented Atlantic Union Bank in its public offering of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes.
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Tax Law (2025)

Joel focuses his practice on taxation. He advises clients ranging from individuals and small businesses to publicly traded corporations and private equity funds on corporate, partnership, and international tax matters. He has particular experience on the tax aspects of strategic and private equity mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital markets transactions. Joel’s industry experience, among other areas, includes the technology, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, banking, and mining sectors.

Prior to joining the firm, Joel worked at another law firm where he focused on transaction tax planning for corporate strategic and private equity clients, as well as international tax planning for financial services clients. Joel’s background also includes in-house positions in the tax controversy department at AIG and tax planning department at Interpublic Group.

  • Represented GreenSky Inc., an Atlanta-based financial technology company, in its initial public offering of Class A common stock on the Nasdaq exchange for gross proceeds of $1.01 billion.
  • Represented CannTrust, a Canada-based cannabis company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange.
  • Represented BELLUS Health Inc., a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company, in its in its initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Exchange.
  • Represented American Tire Distributors, a multinational tire supplier, in the sale of its Canadian subsidiary, National Tire Distributors, Inc., to Groupe Touchette.
  • Represented Unisys Corporation, a multinational information technology services and consulting company, in its acquisition of CompuGain’s US and India businesses.
  • Represented Partners Bancorp in its merger with OceanFirst Financial Corp.
  • Represented Atlantic Union Bank in its public offering of fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes.
  • Best Lawyers in America®: Ones to Watch: Tax Law (2025)
  • Tax Section, New York State Bar Association
  • Associate, Ernst & Young, 2014-2016

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M. (Taxation), 2014
  • Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D., 2012, notes editor, Cardozo Public Law, Policy and Ethics Journal
  • New York University, B.A., 2007

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • Panelist, “Tax in Big Law Virtual Panel,” Emory Tax Law Society, January 17, 2023.