Michael Beinus advises clients on a diverse array of tax issues, encompassing intricate partnership transactions, real estate investment trusts (REITs), debt and equity offerings, restructurings, investment fund formations, and mergers and acquisitions.
He has represented a variety of prominent public and private REITs, real estate and private equity funds, and sovereign wealth funds. His work has been featured in several publications, and he has been recognized as one of the “Bankruptcy Tax Specialists in the Nation’s Major Law Firms” by Turnarounds & Workouts, as well as listed in The Legal 500 United States. Additionally, Michael has been acknowledged as a leading lawyer for REITs: Tax by Chambers USA from 2021 to 2024 and included in The Best Lawyers in America® for Tax Law from 2016 to 2024.
Before joining Kirkland, Michael was a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.