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Matthew Larvick guides private investment funds, sponsors, entrepreneurs, investors, securities issues, underwriters and businesses in tax-efficient structuring and implementation of sophisticated investments and transactions.

Matt regularly helps clients form private equity and hedge funds, buy and sell businesses and navigate high-value domestic and cross-border investments. He also advises on the tax structuring of asset-backed securitizations involving a wide range of collateral. Distilling complex tax issues, Matt delivers clear actionable guidance.

A lawyer, certified public accountant and former adjunct professor in the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law Graduate Tax Program, Matt applies his legal knowledge, technical depth and business insight, devising practical tax-efficient strategies focused on achieving his clients’ objectives.

Experience

  • Advised on the tax structuring of various types of private equity funds, including buyout, real estate, loan origination, aircraft leasing and continuation funds.
  • Structured asset-backed securitizations across a variety of asset classes, including receivables, equipment, aircraft and railcars.
  • Advised on the tax aspects of the purchase and sale of businesses across a wide range of industries.
  • Assisted various institutional and family office investors in evaluating the tax aspects of private equity and GP stake investments.
  • Served as tax counsel for a family selling their business in a transaction valued at over a billion dollars.

Credentials

Education

  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1994
  • University of Illinois, B.S., highest honors, 1991

Bar Admissions

  • Illinois, 1994

Other Admissions & Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers in America® – Tax Law (2025-2026)
  • Leading Lawyers – Tax Law: Business, Leading Lawyer (2014-2026)
  • The Legal 500 US – Private Equity Funds (Including Venture Capital), Recommended Lawyer (2025)

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