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J. Becker

Joshua Becker

Partner
New York

Partner, New York

T: +1.212.858.1152
T: +1.212.858.1152

Areas of Focus

He is especially commercial and phenomenally smart.
—Tax client, Chambers USA

Joshua Becker, co-leader of the firm’s Private Client & Family Office practice and leader of the Qualified Opportunity Zones team, is both a Corporate and Tax partner, and trusted advisor to founders, emerging companies, investment funds, and family offices.

Recognized by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers (Ones to Watch), and Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers, Joshua’s practice includes advising clients on the tax and non-tax aspects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), fund formations, hedge funds, emerging company investments, family office operational and investment structures, and real estate joint ventures and investments.

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A major part of Joshua’s practice is dedicated to representing family offices—ranging in size from $100 million to $10 billion in assets under management—in connection with general investment structuring, M&A transactions and tax planning. Joshua has also advised on skyline-changing real estate projects throughout the United States, including properties in Miami’s Wynwood Arts district, Manhattan’s Hudson Yards development and San Francisco’s Mission Rock neighborhood. As the leader of Pillsbury’s Qualified Opportunity Zone practice, Joshua has structured over 70 qualified opportunity-fund structures and investments.

Finally, Joshua is a regular advisor to a significant roster of market-leading blockchain and Bitcoin companies and regularly advises such companies on a variety of legal issues and transactions.

Joshua is a regular writer and speaker on partnership tax, qualified opportunity funds, blockchain assets and family office structures. He is recognized by Chambers USA in Tax since 2025, by Lawdragon as one of the 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers (2025), named a Top 15 U.S. Legal Crypto Practitioner (2022) by Citywealth and has been recognized as a “One to Watch” attorney by U.S. News Best Lawyers since 2021.

Representative Experience

  • Represented co-founder of Harbor Compliance in a majority growth equity investment by Bregal Sagemount, a leading growth-focused private equity firm.
  • Advised Flow, a South Florida-based real estate and technology startup, in connection with its over $100 million Series B financing, which brought the company’s valuation to approximately $2.5 billion.
  • Advised Lumenci Inc., a full-service intellectual property consulting firm, in connection with a strategic partnership with VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm investing in the health care, education and business services industries, and Boston-based private equity firm Century Equity Partners.

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  • Advised AlleyCorp in the formation of its first venture capital fund closing, with total commitments of more than $250 million. We advised on the transformation from a family office to a third-party fund advisor to take on outside investors for the first time.
  • Advised Albanian conglomerate Kastrati Group on the purchase of the SLS Brickell hotel in Miami for $53.5 million. Kastrati purchased the 124-key hotel at 1300 South Miami Avenue in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood. The deal breaks down to approximately $431,500 per room. The purchase marks the first in the United States for Kastrati.
  • Advised Verfico Technology, the premier provider of wage assurance and compliance solutions, in its recent acquisition by Odin, the leading platform for workforce visibility and compliance.
  • Advised Lumenci Inc., a full-service intellectual property consulting firm, in connection with a strategic partnership with VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm investing in the health care, education and business services industries, and Boston-based private equity firm Century Equity Partners.
  • Advised Forza Telecom, a California-based turnkey service and solutions provider, in its recent acquisition by AFL, an international manufacturer of fiber optic cable and accessories and provider of engineering and installation services.
  • Advised Makeswift Inc. in its acquisition by Austin-based ecommerce platform BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC).
  • Advised Concentric Educational Solutions, the leading Black-owned education support system that partners with schools to offer resources to address barriers impacting students, families and staff, in its recent $5 million Series A funding round.

Professional Highlights

Honors and Awards

  • Recognized by Chambers USA in Tax (2025–2026).
  • Recognized by U.S. News – Best Lawyers as “One to Watch” since 2021.
  • Recognized by Lawdragon as one of 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers (2025).

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  • Recognized by Citywealth as Top 15 U.S. Legal Crypto Practitioners (2022).
  • Ongoing guest lecturer at Columbia Business School on the Future of Finance and Fintech, focusing on emerging technologies, regulation and their impact on financial markets.
  • “The Real Estate Fund Playbook: Strategies for Successful Fund Formation, Operations and Exits,” Pillsbury Webinar, November 13, 2024.
  • “Family Offices in the Boardroom: Strategic Insights into Captive Investment Managers of the Ultra-Wealthy Operating in the Latin American and Global Economy,” ABA 16th Annual U.S. and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference, June 12, 2024.
  • “Business Guide to Taxes: Expiring Tax Incentives,” Carta x A&M Tax, June 4, 2024.
  • “The Modern Family Office,” Freedom Capital Market’s NYC Family Office Summit, April 08, 2024.
  • “Family Office Tax Update: Foundational Principles and Emerging Issues,” Strafford Webinar. February 19, 2024.
  • “Rescue Capital to the Rescue? Recapitalizing Stressed Real Estate Vehicles,” Federal Bar Association CLE Program, May 9, 2023.
  • “Structuring Qualified Opportunity Zone Investments for Family Offices and Private Clients,” Strafford Webinar, April 27, 2023.
  • “Planning for the Rescue Capital Wave of 2023: Tax and Non-Tax Considerations for Rescue Capital Transactions," Strafford Webinar, March 7, 2023.
  • “Key Tax and Non-Tax Considerations When Funding Family Offices in the USA,” Chambers Expert Focus Podcast, November 15, 2022.
  • “The Evolving Role of Third-Party Service Providers to Family Offices,” Indiana University Maurer School of Law Inaugural Conference, November 10, 2022.
  • “Family Office Entities: Five Key Tax Considerations,” Dallas Bar Association Tax Practice Series, August 1, 2022.
  • “Blockchain Asset Tax Planning: Emerging Issues with Respect to Cryptocurrencies, NFTs and Other Digital Assets,” Strafford Webinar, July 25, 2022.
  • “Wealth Management Workshop – New Frontiers for Family Offices: Tax Planning, Location, Investment Types,” 14th Annual U.S. and Latin America Tax Practice Trends Conference, June 15, 2022.
  • “Family Office Tax Update: Structuring, Meeting Trade or Business Criteria, Recent and Impending Legislation,” Strafford Webinar, May 25, 2022.
  • “NFTs: Explained and Taxation,” Los Angeles County Bar Association Webinar, February 7, 2022.
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Education

  • J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 2015
    magna cum laude

    M.S., University of Dallas

    B.A., University of Dallas, 2010

Admissions

  • New York

    Connecticut

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