Brian R. Hamano is Of Counsel in the Century City office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Tax Practice Group.  Mr. Hamano’s practice encompasses a variety of transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A, private equity, real estate, life sciences, capital markets and blockchain transactions.

Mr. Hamano has been recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America^™ in Tax Law (2021-2023).

Mr. Hamano received his Executive LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law in 2018 and his Juris Doctor cum laude in 2013 from the University of Michigan Law School.  He graduated magna cum laude in 2010 from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.

Mr. Hamano is admitted to practice in California and New York.

Representative Matters

• CVC Capital Partners, Investcorp, J.H. Whitney Capital Partners and Littlejohn & Company in numerous transactions

• Quad-C Management in numerous transactions, including:
• • Acquisition of Astrix Technology Group
  • Investment and strategic recapitalization of HaystackID and follow-on acquisition of NightOwl Global
  • Acquisition of Learner’s Edge
  • Acquisition of S.i. Systems
• Empower Ltd. in its $1.55 billion combination with Holley
• StepStone Group in its acquisition of Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity firm, with $18.9 billion of assets under management
• Platinum Equity in its acquisition of Interior Logic Group
• Aurora Capital Group in its acquisition of Zywave, Inc.’s insurance division
• Rhone Group in its take-private transaction of Hudson’s Bay Company
• Petco Health and Wellness Company in its $993 million IPO of common stock and $528 million secondary sale of common stock by shareholders