Eric Song regularly advises financial institutions, private equity funds, and a variety of public and private companies on both domestic and international transactional tax matters.

Mr. Song advises clients primarily on the structuring and tax aspects of:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Tax-free reorganizations 
  • Partnerships and joint ventures 
  • Cross-border restructurings 
  • Private equity investments 
  • REITs 
  • Securities offerings and financing transactions

Mr. Song recently rejoined Latham after several years as in-house tax counsel at a publicly traded energy company and as international tax manager at a publicly traded technology company.

Mr. Song’s experience includes advising:

  • Digital Realty in the US$7 billion hyperscale data center development joint venture with Blackstone

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2010
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • MS, Cornell University, 2006
  • BS, Peking University, 2003

Practices