Shahrooz Shahnavaz Brings Tax Experience to McGuireWoods

McGuireWoods is enhancing its transactional tax capabilities with the arrival of partner Shahrooz R. Shahnavaz, who brings over two decades of experience as a go-to adviser on tax issues associated with large, intricate corporate deals. Shahnavaz joins the firm in Century City, California.

Shahnavaz advises on tax matters related to domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, business formations, divestitures, joint ventures, and real estate and partnership transactions, as well as federal and state income tax planning. His roster of clients includes strategic and other corporate buyers and sellers, private equity firms and family offices in diverse industries such as biotechnology, manufacturing, information technology, retail, media entertainment and real estate.

Shahnavaz comes to McGuireWoods from Loeb & Loeb, where he was a partner. He previously was a partner at a regional law firm headquartered in Southern California. He also spent five years as a senior manager at a Big Four accounting firm and was a senior associate at an Am Law 10 firm in Los Angeles.

“Shahrooz’s deal experience and business insight will enable him to seamlessly integrate with our M&A and private equity teams and add enormous value for our clients,” said Richard W. Viola, deputy managing partner of McGuireWoods’ corporate practice.

Gerald V. Thomas II, chair of the firm’s Tax & Employee Benefits Department, added: “Shahrooz is a creative adviser who excels at guiding clients through complicated tax questions, enabling them to achieve their business goals.”

McGuireWoods’ tax lawyers handle sophisticated financial transactions, including taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions, buyouts, restructurings, financings, real estate deals, joint ventures, fund formation, and inbound and outbound international investments. The firm’s tax practice earned a nationwide ranking in the Legal 500 United States. 

“McGuireWoods has an outstanding team of tax and corporate lawyers helping businesses minimize risk, optimize their tax profile and succeed at every stage of their development,” Shahnavaz said. “I am excited to be part of this strong and growing practice.”

Alice Youngbar, managing partner of the firm’s Century City office said: “Shahrooz is a welcome addition to our West Coast team and an asset to our market-leading transactional practices nationwide.”

McGuireWoods LLP is a leading international law firm with 1,100 lawyers in 21 offices worldwide. It continuously ranks among the top firms in Financial Times’ prestigious North America Innovative Lawyers report. The firm has been recognized 19 times on BTI Consulting’s Client Service A-Team — elite firms singled out for client service excellence based on unprompted feedback from clients in major companies. Its full-service public affairs arm, McGuireWoods Consulting LLC, offers infrastructure and economic development, strategic communications and grassroots advocacy, and government relations solutions. For more information, visit www.mcguirewoods.com.