Bozkurt, Y. Bora

Y. Bora Bozkurt

Partner

bora.bozkurt@lw.com
    Bozkurt, Y. Bora

    Y. Bora Bozkurt

    Partner

    bora.bozkurt@lw.com

    Profile

    Bora Bozkurt is a partner in the New York office of Latham & Watkins.

    Mr. Bozkurt focuses on US federal income taxation with a particular emphasis on international and corporate tax. His practice encompasses a wide range of cross-border and US domestic transactions, including financing transactions, derivatives, private and registered securities offerings, mergers, acquisitions, and cross-border tax planning and restructuring.

     

    Mr. Bozkurt is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and a member of the Tax Forum.

    Experience

    Mr. Bozkurt's experience includes representing:

    • Underwriters in the IPO of Saudi Aramco, considered the largest IPO in history
    • Lenders in the financing of Apollo’s acquisition of Tech Data, considered one of the largest ABLs in history
    • The Carlyle Group in its currency hedging transactions in connection with AkzoNobel specialty chemicals division acquisition

    Speaking Engagements

    Mr. Bozkurt is a regular speaker at tax conferences and has authored numerous articles addressing taxation of financial instruments. His recent speaking engagements include:

    • Panelist, Practical Law Institute: Taxation of Financial Products, “Taxation of Currency Hedging and Beyond,” January 2020
    • Panelist, DC Bar Financial Products, “Current Issues Relating to Section 305(c),” October 2019
    • Panelist, Federal Bar Association, “Recent Developments in Financial Transactions (Mostly) Outside of Tax Reform,” Annual Tax Law Conference, March 2019, Washington, DC
    • Panelist, American Bar Association, “Debt-Related Fees,” Fall Tax Law Conference, October 2018, Atlanta, GA

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • LLM in Taxation, Georgetown University Law Center, 2010
      Graduate Tax Scholar, with distinction
    • JD, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2009
      summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
    • BA, Yale University, 2005
      with distinction

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