Steven Cantor

Partner Tax

Washington, D.C. +1 202 389 3218

Steven Cantor

Practices

Overview

Steven Cantor is a tax partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and leveraged buyouts, in- and out-of-court debt workouts, restructuring matters, investments in private equity sponsors, and financing matters.

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Accel KKR, Audax Group, Bain Capital, General Catalyst, GTCR, Summit Partners, Technology Crossover Ventures, Thoma Bravo, Waud Capital Partners

Bankruptcy Proceedings

  • Acosta, American Tire Distributors, Benefytt Technologies, Inc., Blackhawk Mining, BlockFi Inc., Bluestem, Celsius Network LLC, Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Cirque du Soleil, EXCO Resources, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Just Energy, Murray Energy, Riverbed Technology, Seadrill Limited, Seadrill Partners, Sunnova, SunPower Corporation, Voyager Digital Holdings

Fund Formation and Operation

  • Accel KKR, AEA, General Catalyst, GTCR, KKR, Principal, Singerman Real Estate, The Meridian Group, Vista Equity Partners

Law ClerkHonorable Albert DiazUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit2016–2017

Summer Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 2015

Summer Intern, New York City Law Department, 2014

United States General Services Administration, 2009–2013

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, "The Tax Man Cometh, and He's Blind – Taxation of Distressed Cryptocurrency Exchanges and Their Customers," The University of Southern California 75th Institute on Federal Taxation

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2023District of Columbia
  • 2017Illinois

Courts

  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education

  • Northwestern Pritzker School of LawJ.D.magna cum laude2016

    Order of the Coif

    Senior Research Honors

    Associate Editor, Northwestern University Law Review

  • Washington University in St. LouisB.A., Math & Economics; History Minor2009

    College Honors