Dr. Deborah Paul

Biography

Deborah L. Paul is a Partner in the Tax Department at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, focusing on the tax aspects of corporate transactions, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, spinoffs, and financial instruments. She is a principal tax lawyer involved in numerous domestic and cross-border transactions, as well as strategic acquisitions and private equity buyouts. In 2019, Ms. Paul chaired the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and is a frequent speaker at conferences organized by the Practising Law Institute, the International Fiscal Association, and the New York State Bar Association. She has been recognized as a leading tax lawyer by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, and Legal 500 Who’s Who. Before joining Wachtell Lipton in 1997, Ms. Paul was an Assistant Professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and served as an Acting Assistant Professor at the New York University School of Law. She also clerked for Chancellor William T. Allen of the Delaware Court of Chancery. Ms. Paul holds an A.B. in Philosophy from Harvard University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an LL.M. in Tax from New York University School of Law.

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