Janicelynn Asamoto Park is a partner in the Tax Department and a member of the Private Funds Group. She counsels fund sponsors and their investors as to the tax and economic considerations relating to forming, operating, and investing in private investment funds, co-investment vehicles, and other investment partnerships across asset classes. Janicelynn also regularly advises investors and sponsors in buy-side and sell-side secondary transactions (including in connection with GP-led fund restructurings).
Her practice also includes advising on domestic and cross-border financings and investments, inbound and outbound private mergers and acquisitions, and equity-compensation arrangements.
Janicelynn currently serves on the board of Reach Out and Read of Greater New York, a not-for-profit organization that partners with physicians to promote early literacy in low-income communities.
Before joining Proskauer, Janicelynn served as a law clerk for the Honorable Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and was a youth development volunteer in Honduras with the U.S. Peace Corps.
Education
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Fordham University School of Law, J.D.
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Amherst College, B.A.
cum laude
- New York University School of Law, Executive LL.M.
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Awards & Recognition
The New York Law Journal Rising Star 2023
The Legal 500 United States: International Tax 2022
The Legal 500 United States: Tax: US Taxes: Non-Contentious 2022-2024