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Donald E. Goff, Jr.

Partner

Chicago

+1 312-558-5927

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Don concentrates his practice on tax aspects of corporate and partnership transactions, specifically structuring and negotiating mergers and acquisitions for public and private buyers and sellers, financial institutions, and private equity funds.

Don has broad experience with structuring and negotiating hundreds of M&A transactions, while focusing on tax efficiencies and bridging gaps between divergent positions. Notably, many of Don’s private equity transactions utilize pre-closing or post-closing restructurings, allowing buyers and sellers to meet their objectives, while minimizing tax inefficiencies.

Recent Experience

Winston Represents Specialty Building Products, LLC in a $510.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Winston Represented FreshEdge in its Acquisition of Frontier Produce
Winston Represented FreshEdge in its Acquisition of Western Sky Produce
Winston Represented Shore Capital Partners in its Sale of Behavioral Innovations
Winston Represented Industrial Opportunity Partners in Recapitalization of Transcendia Holdings
Winston Represents KeHE Distributors, LLC in a $750.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Represented TJC, LP in its Acquisition of TIDI Products Holdings, LLC, and its Subsidiaries
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Rose
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Apple
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquisition of Clements Worldwide
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  • Lawdragon's "500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers," 2025
  • Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America; Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Tax Law; 2021-2024

  • The Legal 500 US, Key Lawyer, US Taxes: Non-Contentious, 2024
  • Hispanic National Bar Association, Top Lawyers under 40,  2019
  • Chicago Bar Association Leadership Institute, 2019
  • Recognized Twice for Mentorship by Firm’s “Lawyer-to-Lawyer” Mentoring Program

    • Co-Chair of La Alianza at Winston (Latina/o affinity group)
    • Board Member of Cristo Rey
    • Member of Winston’s Racial Equity Task Force, Chair of the Internal Education/Training Working Group

Capabilities

Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Tax
Health Care

Recent Experience

Winston Represents Specialty Building Products, LLC in a $510.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Winston Represented FreshEdge in its Acquisition of Frontier Produce
Winston Represented FreshEdge in its Acquisition of Western Sky Produce
Winston Represented Shore Capital Partners in its Sale of Behavioral Innovations
Winston Represented Industrial Opportunity Partners in Recapitalization of Transcendia Holdings
Winston Represents KeHE Distributors, LLC in a $750.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Offering
Represented TJC, LP in its Acquisition of TIDI Products Holdings, LLC, and its Subsidiaries
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Rose
ISG Enterprises Acquisition of Apple
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquisition of Clements Worldwide
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Credentials

Education

Don received a B.S. and a B.A. from the University of Florida, and a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law.

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    Don Goff Named to HNBA’s 2019 “Top Lawyers Under 40”

    February 20, 2019

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    Capabilities

    Mergers & Acquisitions
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