Elie Zolty is a tax partner in the New York office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Elie focuses his practice on the tax aspects of private equity funds, credit funds, real estate funds and hedge fund formation and investments, real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate joint ventures. In addition, Elie has significant experience in structuring GP-led secondary transactions, continuation funds and GP stakes transactions. Elie represents real estate sponsors in connection with operations, restructurings and workouts. He also advises pension, sovereign and endowment investors in respect to their private equity and real estate investments. A published author, Elie contributed to “United States Fundraising” in The Private Equity Review, published by Law Business Research.
