Lukas Kutilek is an associate in the New York office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the firm’s Tax Department.
Mr. Kutilek represents US and non-US corporations, private equity funds, investment banks, and other public and private companies with respect to US federal income taxation in domestic and international contexts.
He advises clients on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, spin-offs, in-court and out-of-court restructurings, reorganizations and workouts, public and private financing transactions, and the formation and operation of joint ventures, funds, and SPACs.
As part of his pro bono practice, Mr. Kutilek has counseled non-profit organizations in obtaining and maintaining tax-exempt status and entering into joint ventures with for-profit or other non-profit organizations.
Mr. Kutilek was a recommended attorney in World Tax 2018 published by International Tax Review. He co-authored International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) – USA: Corporate Tax Laws and Regulations 2021 and chapters on acquisitions and post-acquisition planning in Tax on Inbound Investment in USA published by Lexology. Mr. Kutilek frequently speaks on topics related to international taxation in the United States and abroad, including at the International Fiscal Association, University of Michigan Law School and Charles University, Faculty of Law.