Neal Sandford, a partner in the firm’s Tax Practice, specializes in structuring tax-sensitive commercial transactions. Mr. Sandford’s practice includes the organization and operation of REITs, investment funds and other collective investment arrangements; corporate mergers and acquisitions; asset acquisitions and dispositions; the organization and operation of partnerships and joint ventures; transactions involving S corporations; investments by tax-exempt and foreign investors; corporate and partnership restructurings; real estate transactions; equity-based compensation arrangements; international tax issues; and workouts.

Professional Activities

Mr. Sandford is a member of the Boston  and American Bar Associations. He has been selected for inclusion in Chambers USA : America ’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Publications/Presentations

Mr. Sandford served for two years as an editor of the Virginia Law Review at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Professional Experience

Before joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Sandford served as a law clerk to the late M. Joseph Blumenfeld, Senior U.S. District Judge for the District of Connecticut.

Bar and Court Admissions

Mr. Sandford is admitted to practice in Massachusetts.

Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1987
B.A., Yale University, 1983 (magna cum laude)