Andy Oppenheimer

Andy advises on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions and other complex business transactions. His work spans domestic and cross-border matters for corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies, with a particular focus on structuring and executing M&A transactions. He also advises on financings, restructurings, reorganizations, and joint ventures.

In negotiated transactions, Andy represents private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and closely held businesses, bringing tax and corporate considerations together in deal structuring and execution. His sponsor-backed work includes rollover equity arrangements, partnership waterfalls, and other complex capital arrangements. On cross-border matters, he advises on multi-jurisdictional transaction structures and the application of international tax regimes and treaty considerations.

Andy leads Barclay Damon’s Business Services Practice Group and co-chairs its Tax Practice Area. He previously taught international tax in the University at Albany’s LLM in Taxation program as an adjunct professor and co-taught a cross-border capstone course at the University at Buffalo School of Law. He frequently publishes and speaks on federal and international tax matters.

• Northwestern University School of Law, LLM, Taxation
• Syracuse University College of Law, JD, Cum Laude
• State University of New York at Buffalo, BA

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association

• Mergers & Acquisitions, "Why Working Capital Pegs Matter for Lower Middle Market Sellers"
• Law360, "Barclay Damon Lands Tax Partner From Hodgson Russ"
• Albany Business Review, “Opportunity Zone Funds Offer Tax Incentives for Investments in Low-Income Communities”; “Breaking Down How Leased Property Figures Into Opportunity Zone Investments”
• Buffalo Business First, “Key Considerations About Opportunity Zone Fund Investments”
• CleanTechIQ, “Tax Changes Spur Foreign Cleantech Companies to Set Up in US”