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Cathryn R. Benedict

Partner

St. Louis

People /

Cathryn R. Benedict

Partner

St. Louis

Cathryn R. Benedict

Partner

St. Louis

T: +1 314 259 2146

Biography

Cathryn Benedict is a member of the Tax Advice and Controversy Group and Tax Exempt and Charitable Planning Team. Ms. Benedict’s transactional practice includes representing public and private companies in taxable and tax-free mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reorganizations, and restructurings, and analysis of domestic and international tax issues associated with such transactions. Ms. Benedict’s federal tax controversy experience includes representation of business entities before the Internal Revenue Service with respect to matters relating to acquisitions, partnerships, restructurings, and research credits. In addition, Ms. Benedict has experience assisting nonprofit organizations with formation under state corporate law and qualification for tax exempt status under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Ms. Benedict has prior experience as in-house counsel with responsibility for state and federal income tax matters for a Fortune 500 company.

Civic Involvement & Honors

Washington University Journal of Law & Policy, Primary Editor, 2011
Best Lawyers' (Tax Law, 2023)

Professional Affiliations

American Bar Association, Section of Taxation
Missouri Bar Association
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

Admissions

Missouri, 2011

Education

Washington University, LL.M., 2011

Washington University, J.D., magna cum laude, 2011

University of Florida, B.S., cum laude, 2007

Related Capabilities

Tax Advice & Controversy
Contract, Endorsement & Celebrity Representation
Anti-Doping
Sports & Event Venue Real Estate Infrastructure & Operation
Naming Rights & Sponsorship
Sports & Entertainment M&A
Sports, Media & Entertainment Litigation
Sports, Media & Entertainment
Entertainment Industry
Sports & Event Financing
Collegiate Sports
Olympic & National Governing Bodies
Professional Sports Team Representation
Real Estate
Tax & Private Client
Broker-Dealer and Investment Advisor Regulatory Enforcement, Disputes and Investigations
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Strategic Alternatives & Corporate Reorganization
Real Estate Tax
Corporate
Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Experience

Ms. Benedict’s transactional experience includes representation of:

Publicly-traded healthcare REIT in its acquisition of a REIT specializing in skilled nursing facilities in a stock-for-stock merger for $3.0 billion
Publicly-traded Fortune 100 health care company in parallel divestitures of three significant business units for a combined purchase price of over $300 million
Publicly-traded Fortune 1000 chemical and biotechnology company in its acquisition of a private company engaged in producing and marketing antibodies for in vitro diagnostic use for $170 million
Private equity firm in multiple acquisitions of privately-held technology companies, including cross-border transactions
Private equity firm in its sale of a portfolio company, a provider of technology-enabled services in the marketing research and intelligence market, to Netherlands-based private equity group

Resources

Publications

Co-Author, “Is the Price Right? Rethinking Change of Control Payments and the Value of NOLs Post-Tax Reform,” Bloomberg Law’s Tax Management Memorandum, June 29, 2018

Speaking Engagements

Co-Speaker, "International M&A and Internal Restructurings with an Eye to Tax Reform: Do Boxes Still Matter?" St. Louis International Tax Group’s 16th Annual International Tax Training Seminar, October 26, 2017
"Contingent Liabilities and Deferred Revenue in M&A Transactions," Tax Executives Institute, St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 17, 2015

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