Neal Sandford, a partner in and co-chair of Goodwin’s Tax practice, specializes in structuring tax-sensitive commercial transactions. Neal'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
Neal is a member of the Boston and American Bar Associations.
Credentials
Education
JD1987
University of Virginia School of Law
BA1983
Yale University
(magna cum laude)
Clerkships
U.S. District Court of Connecticut, Honorable M. Joseph Blumenfeld
Admissions
Bars
- Massachusetts
Recognition & Awards
Neal has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America Best Lawyers for his work in Tax Law 2022-2023.
Neal has been selected for inclusion in Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, U.S. News-Best Lawyers and The Legal 500 U.S.
Publications
Neal served for two years as an editor of the Virginia Law Review at the University of Virginia School of Law.