Kirkland & Ellis announced that Rodney Hill has joined the firm as a partner in the Tax Practice Group. Hill advises on the tax aspects of transactions, focusing on investment fund formation and mergers and acquisitions involving investment fund sponsors.
Hill’s experience includes the structuring and forming of private equity funds, hedge funds, funds-of-funds, and separate accounts across alternative asset classes, including buyouts, growth, venture, infrastructure, renewable energy, credit, and real estate. He also represents fund clients in acquiring interests in alternative asset managers and other corporate transactions.
Before joining Kirkland, Hill was a partner at Fried Frank. He holds a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a master’s degree from Virginia Tech and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.
Kirkland’s tax practice has an international reputation for sophisticated counseling on multinational tax issues and transactions, and representation of clients in complex tax disputes. And Kirkland’s investment funds practice is the most active of any law firm and is uniquely positioned to provide sophisticated market intelligence and cutting-edge solutions to investment funds and their general partner sponsors in today’s market.
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“Rodney is an excellent tax lawyer with substantial experience advising on issues related to the alternative asset industry. As demand for legal services in the alternative asset space continues to grow, we’re excited to add top-tier talent like Rodney to our premier tax team.”
- Jon A. Ballis, Chairman of Kirkland’s Executive Committee
“We are excited to welcome Rodney to our investment funds tax team. He adds depth of talent at the intersection of tax and investment funds, which continues to be a growth area for our firm.”
- Tax partner Sara Zablotney
“Kirkland has an outstanding platform, with an esteemed tax practice and one of the largest investment funds practices in the world. The firm also emphasizes teamwork and a collaborative approach, which was very attractive to me as I get started on this next chapter of my career.”
- Rodney Hill
