Rachel Ingwer
Partner
Rachel advises clients on various domestic and cross-border tax issues, including both M&A and fund-related tax matters. In addition, she has significant experience with addressing tax issues for high net worth individuals.
Rachel concentrates her practice on transactional matters. She advises clients on a wide variety of private equity and other transactional issues (both domestic and cross-border), including business formations, taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructurings and recapitalizations. Rachel also advises clients on debt and equity offerings, tax disclosures issues, and fund formation issues, including structuring and partnership matters.
In addition, she advises high net worth individuals on individual and private foundation tax matters, as well as tax matters relating to their business interests.
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Corporate Law (2021-2023)
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America, Tax Law (2022-2025)
- New York Metro Rising Stars, Tax Practice (2015-2022)
- The Legal 500 U.S., Non-Contentious Tax Practice (2018)
- Member, New York State Bar Association, Tax Section
Credentials
Education
Rachel received a S.B. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005 and a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2008, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as articles editor and notes editor of the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law.
Admissions
- New York
Related Insights & News
Rachel has spoken at webinars relating to recent developments in cross-border taxation and sales of privately held businesses.
Speaking Engagements
- "Cross-Border Tax Planning with the Qualified Small Business Stock Exclusion," International Tax Conference Panel
- “Hedge Funds and IRS Partnership Audit Rules: Advanced Tax Strategies in Structuring Private Investment Funds in Light of New IRS Rules,” Strafford Webinar
- “Acquisitions of Family-Owned Businesses: Valuation, Due Diligence, Deal Structure, Operational Transition,” Strafford Webinar
Publications
- “Maximizing Value & Minimizing Risks in Carve-Outs: Seller’s Pre-Sale Preparation,” Deal Lawyers
Winston Attorneys Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025
August 15, 2024
January 18, 2024
August 17, 2023
May 1, 2023
August 20, 2020