Gerret J. Baur

Biography

Overview

Gerret Baur is a tax attorney handling U.S. and international tax issues associated with real estate matters, closely-held business operations, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, financing transactions and investment funds. In addition to providing sophisticated tax advice in support of business and investment transactions, Gerret leverages his prior experience as an in-house tax advisor to offer practical advice with respect to complex tax matters.

Gerret advises clients on structuring real estate transactions, including the formation and operation of partnerships and limited liability companies, partnership workouts, low-income housing tax credit projects and like-kind exchanges.  In addition, he represents strategic and private equity clients in merger and acquisition transactions, including tax-free reorganizations, spin-offs, taxable asset and stock deals, internal restructurings, and integration transactions.

Accolades

  • Boston Magazine Top Lawyers, Tax, 2021

Admissions

  • Massachusetts
  • New York

Education

  • New York University School of Law  (LL.M., 2003)
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Law  (J.D., cum laude, 2002)
  • Mercyhurst College  (B.A., cum laude, 1999)