Shahrooz Shahnavaz

Shahrooz co-leads the firm’s Tax Practice Group and serves as a trusted adviser to strategic and corporate buyers and sellers, private equity firms, and family offices, providing tailored legal counsel across a broad range of industries, including biotechnology, manufacturing, information technology, retail, media, entertainment, and real estate. With a dual focus on transactional tax and corporate matters, he guides clients through all stages of complex transactions, from pre-letter of intent negotiations through post-closing integration, with a particular emphasis on domestic and international tax structuring.

Drawing on deep experience, Shahrooz regularly advises clients on deal structure, negotiates key tax provisions, and drafts a variety of core transactional documents, including merger, stock purchase, asset purchase, and membership interest purchase agreements. His practice also includes the preparation of partnership and LLC operating agreements, as well as technical tax memoranda addressing nuanced federal and international tax issues. Known for his pragmatic approach and deep tax knowledge, Shahrooz helps clients balance business objectives with legal and regulatory compliance.

In addition to his practice, Shahrooz is actively involved in the academic and professional tax communities. He has served as an adjunct professor at Loyola University Law School, where he has taught corporate tax, and is a member of the Planning Committee of the USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute.