Eric Song advises clients on complex US and cross-border transactional tax matters.

Eric draws on his sophisticated understanding of tax law and his commercial perspective to guide financial institutions, private equity funds, and public and private companies on the structuring and tax aspects of:

  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Tax-free reorganizations
  • Partnerships and joint ventures
  • Cross-border restructurings
  • Private equity investments
  • Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
  • Securities offerings and financing transactions

A recognized leader within the firm, he serves on Latham's Technology Committee.

Eric rejoined Latham after several years as in-house tax counsel at Chevron Corporation and as an international tax manager at Amazon.com.

Eric’s experience includes representing:

  • Digital Realty in its US$7 billion hyperscale datacenter development joint venture with Blackstone
  • Silver Lake in its US$9.2 billion equity investment in Vantage Data Centers
  • Ares Management Corporation in its acquisition of Walton Street Mexico
  • CPP Investments, IKAV, and Aera in California Resources Corporation's US$2.1 billion merger with Aera Energy
  • Simon Property Group in its strategic partnership with Jamestown
  • Golden State Foods in the sale of a controlling interest to Lindsay Goldberg

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, University of Michigan Law School, 2010
    magna cum laude, Order of the Coif
  • MS, Cornell University, 2006
  • BS, Peking University, 2003

Practices