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    Jeffrey D. Hochberg

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    New York +1-212-558-3266
    hochbergj@sullcrom.com
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    New York

    +1-212-558-3266

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    hochbergj@sullcrom.com

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    Jeffrey Hochberg’s practice is primarily focused on the taxation of financial instruments and products, private equity and real estate transactions, cross-border structured investments, structured finance transactions and ERISA-related matters. He also has extensive experience in advising clients as to the tax consequences of domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions and restructurings and has worked on numerous debt exchanges and refinancings.

    Professional Activities and Community Involvement

    Mr. Hochberg is a member of the Tax Forum and the Tax Club. He served for eight years on the Executive Board of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association where he served as co-chair of the Tax Accounting Committee and the Real Property Committee. Mr. Hochberg has written many bar reports and articles on a variety of tax topics, and he regularly speaks before industry and professional groups on federal income tax matters.

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    Experience

    Experience

    • Has acted as tax counsel to a wide variety of financial institutions in connection with the issuance of structured notes, including commodity, equity, interest rate, and foreign currency linked structured notes. Clients include Barclays, Wells Fargo, UBS and Goldman Sachs.
    • Regularly advises clients regarding the tax treatment and tax structuring of derivatives and other complex financial instruments. Mr. Hochberg also represented a leading securities industry trade group in its discussions with the federal government regarding the tax treatment of equity swaps.
    • Has represented issuers and underwriters in a wide variety of capital markets transactions, including representing clients regarding the issuance and structuring of novel “hybrid” securities such as contingent convertibles, trust preferred securities, and REIT preferred securities. He most recently represented UBS in connection with its issuance of contingent convertible notes, and Prudential and RBS Citizens in its issuance of hybrid notes that were treated as debt for tax purposes and as Tier 2 capital for regulatory purposes.

    • Regularly represents clients in connection with cross border structured transactions, including hybrid transactions in which an instrument or transaction is treated differently for U.S. and foreign tax purposes. He has also represented clients before the IRS in connection with audits of such transactions.
    • Has represented numerous clients regarding the tax treatment of debt exchanges and restructurings and other liability management transactions. Most recently, he advised on debt exchanges by AT&T, Mexico, Bancolombia and Corporación Andina de Fomento (“CAF”).
    • Has represented the Whitehall real estate funds on numerous investments and dispositions.
    • Regularly advises clients regarding a variety of ERISA related issues, including ERISA issues relating to the organization and operation of private investment funds and ERISA fiduciary issues.
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    Rankings and Recognitions

    Rankings and Recognitions

    • Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business – referred to as a “rising star” and recognized as one of New York’s leading practitioners in the area of federal income taxation (2005–2011)
    • IFLR1000 – recognized as a “Rising Star” in Capital Markets (2021)
    • New York Super Lawyers (Metro Edition)–– recognized as a leading lawyer in tax (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
    • The Legal 500 United States–– recognized in US taxes: non-contentious (2017, 2018) and Tax: Financial products (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
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    News

    News

    • S&C Advises Underwriters on The Progressive Corporation’s $1.5 Billion SEC-Registered Senior Notes Offering

      April 10, 2026
    • S&C Advises Cheniere on $1.75 Billion Senior Notes Offering

      March 27, 2026
    • S&C Advises Jacobs Solutions and Jacobs Engineering on $1.3 Billion Registered Notes Offering

      March 23, 2026
    • S&C Advises Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited on $1.2 Billion Registered Notes Offering

      March 19, 2026
    • S&C Advises Underwriters for Brazil’s $4.5 Billion Registered Global Notes Offering

      March 2, 2026
    • S&C Advises Underwriters and Dealer Managers on Panama’s $2.98 Billion Registered Global Notes Offering and Cash Tender Offer

      February 27, 2026
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    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    Publications, Videos and Podcasts

    • Cathy Clarkin, John Horsfield-Bradbury, Jeffrey Hochberg and Ekaterina Roze Author Chapters for Getting the Deal Through

      Articles March 29, 2022
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    Credentials

    Credentials

    Education

    • Columbia Law School, J.D., 1995
    • Yeshiva University, B.A., 1992

    Bar Admissions

    • New York
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    Related Practices

    Related Practices

    • Tax
    • Capital Markets
    • Executive Compensation
    • General Practice
    • Investment Management
    • Real Estate
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