With more than 18 years of experience, Mr. Schwarcz brings expertise in providing strategic counsel on domestic and international private equity and corporate tax matters including acquisitions, dispositions, in and out of court restructurings, inbound and outbound transactions. He also advises financial and strategic buyers and sellers on the tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions in the areas of re-organizations, dispositions, leveraged buy-outs and recapitalizations. Mr. Schwarcz has served clients across various industries including banking and financial services, energy and infrastructure, entertainment, manufacturing, retail, technology, and wholesale and distribution.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Schwarcz worked in the mergers and acquisitions tax practice of Ernst & Young in New York, where he served as a Senior Manager. In this role, he provided advisory services (such as tax due diligence, tax modeling and structuring) to strategic corporate clients and private equity firms involved in mergers, acquisitions and restructurings. Previously, Mr. Schwarcz was an attorney at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, where he advised clients on tax related aspects of mergers and acquisitions, tax-free re-organizations, joint ventures, securities offerings, cross-border investments and debt restructurings, both in and out of bankruptcy.

Mr. Schwarcz earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Binghamton University and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and New York and also holds a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license in New York. Mr. Schwarcz was also the Vice-President of the New York Chapter of the American Association of Attorney-CPAs (AAA-CPA).