Kate Long

Kate Long is Of Counsel in the New York office of Gibson Dunn and is a member of the firm’s Tax Practice Group.

Kate’s practice focuses on tax planning for investment funds and real estate, including fund formations, REITs, real estate joint ventures, and fund M&A and restructuring transactions. She also advises clients on the tax aspects of financings and refinancings, capital markets transactions, bankruptcy and restructuring transactions, public and private M&A, joint ventures, continuation fund transactions, GP-stakes deals, and fund secondary transactions. Kate’s clients include private equity and real estate fund sponsors and other public and private companies.

She earned her Juris Doctor in 2013 from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a Senior Editor of the East Asia Law Review. In 2009, Kate received her Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated cum laude. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Kate was an associate in the Tax Group of another international law firm in New York.

She is admitted to practice in the State of New York.

Selected recent representations include:

• Berkshire Residential on its closed- and open-end multifamily equity real estate funds, closed-end debt funds, bridge loan funds, separate accounts and joint ventures.
• Rockpoint on its real estate joint ventures and financings.
• Meridiam on its infrastructure transactions and fund formations.
• Faropoint Ventures on its infrastructure fund formations and joint ventures.
• Madison International on real estate secondary funds.
• Mercer Investment Management on its fund investments in secondary transactions, co-investments and primary investments.

Capabilities

• Tax
• Capital Markets
• Investment Funds
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

Credentials

Education:

• University of Pennsylvania - 2013 Juris Doctor
• University of Pennsylvania - 2013 Master of Arts
• University of Pennsylvania - 2010 Master of Arts
• University of Pennsylvania - 2009 Bachelor of Arts

Admissions:

• New York Bar