John J. Eagan

Senior Counsel

New York

Tel 646.346.8007
Fax 212.223.1942

John Eagan brings clarity and precision to complex taxation matters for clients—whether based in the United States or abroad—in a wide array of industries, including communications, fashion and apparel, health care, technology, and insurance. He has handled more than 250 transactions over the course of his career.

John provides business tax counseling and helps clients with business entity transactional work, including mergers, acquisitions, structuring and restructuring, and reorganizations, as well as advising emerging companies on start-up and venture capital matters. He has worked with international clients on business formation and tax structuring for investment in the United States. Those matters have involved transfer pricing, branch profits, repatriation and treaty issues, outbound structuring (including controlled foreign corporation issues), and S corporation, partnership, and limited liability company taxation.

Services

Experience

Representative Matters

Represented Covetrus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CVET), a worldwide leader in animal health services and technology, in connection with its investment in Veterinary Study Groups, Inc., a leading provider of peer-to-peer learning experiences for veterinary professionals
Represented a regional health insurer in its joint venture with two major hospital systems to form a Medicare Advantage insurance company
Represented a public distributor of dental and healthcare products in the creation of a new entity with a national dental supplies provider in order to better serve state dental association members with an online-only option for purchasing dental supplies

Provided tax advice to CRP Industries, a leading supplier to the automotive and industrial service, in the sale of its automotive belt business to Continental A.G., a developer of technologies and services for machines, traffic, vehicles, and transportation
Represented streetwear and sneaker resale store and e-commerce site Stadium Goods as tax counsel in its multimillion dollar sale to Farfetch Limited, a publicly traded global technology platform for the luxury fashion industry
Advised multiple clients on part sale/part rollover equity transactions
Represented clients in profits interest transactions and deferred equity grants
Advised numerous foreign companies on investment structures for United States expansion
Represented a data analytics company that provides proprietary consumer intelligence to major luxury brands in its sale to a global communications agency
Advised the strategic investment arm of a life and disability insurer in connection with an investment in a special purpose acquisition vehicle which acquired a controlling interest in a provider of trade credit risk management technology solutions
Represented an IT services business in connection with a joint venture with a United States-based private equity firm
Counseled the strategic investment arm of a life and disability insurer through a Series C preferred equity round for a co-working space company
Represented a UK company on United States tax aspects of the sale of its business to a German public company
Represented a flavors and fragrance company in connection with a Code Section 338(h)(10) sale to a Swiss-based fragrance business
Advised numerous clients on federal, state, and local tax issues for acquisitions, divestitures, spin-offs, and reorganizations involving United States and international businesses
Advised on tax and structuring issues related to joint venture investments in multiple countries
Advised clients on inbound investment in the United States, including tax treaty issues
Obtained private letter rulings from the IRS on for profit and tax-exempt issues in order to facilitate business transactions
Represented clients in federal and state tax audits, often resulting in little or no tax deficiency
Successfully litigated and settled cases in the U.S. Tax Court involving substantial proposed assessments on a variety of domestic and international tax issues, including a published decision regarding transfers incident to divorce
Represented clients in becoming compliant with unreported offshore bank accounts under the IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program

Professional Highlights

Professional Activities

New Jersey State Bar Association

Board Memberships & Community Service

John co-founded a managing partner discussion group in New Jersey and participated in a similar group in New York City.

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Credentials

Education

New York University School of Law (L.L.M 1983)

Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law (J.D. 1979)

Pennsylvania State University (B.A., cum laude, 1976)

Admissions

New York

New Jersey

John J. Eagan

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