Bruce E. Kayle

+1-212-530-5956
bkayle@milbank.com
 
[Add vCard to Outlook]

Bruce Kayle is the chair of the Tax Department of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP. He has well-recognized expertise in complex corporate finance transactions, derivative products and specialized financing techniques. His practice involves a broad variety of financial products, structured transactions, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings and U.S. and foreign securities offerings.

Before coming to Milbank, Mr. Kayle was on the prestigious staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress where he participated in the formulation and implementation of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Mr. Kayle has published articles on tax accounting, derivative products and tax policy issues. He served for 10 years on the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association as co-chair of its Committees on Financial Instruments, Tax Accounting and Financial Intermediaries. Mr. Kayle is president of The Tax Club and a member of The Tax Forum. He is also a member of The Board of Directors of Legal Services for NYC-Bronx and is on the Advisory Board of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic of the Legal Aid Society.  Mr. Kayle received Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Awards in 2004 and 2009, and a Legal Services for New York Pro Bono Recognition Award in 2007. Mr. Kayle is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, the Legal 500, Chambers USA and Chambers Global “The World's Leading Lawyers for Business”, as well as recommended by PLC Which Lawyer? for tax.

Mr. Kayle graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1979 with degrees in Economics and Accounting, and earned his law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1982.




















































































Partner


Articles

Pro Bono Tax Matters (Not A Contradiction in Terms): A Primer

Tax Notes

The Tax Advisor’s Privilege in Transactional Matters:  A Synopsis and a Suggestion
54 The Tax Lawyer 509

Will the Real Lender Please Stand Up?  The Federal Income Tax Treatment of Credit Derivative Transactions
50 The Tax Lawyer 569

Realization Without Taxation?  The Not-So-Clear Reflection of Income From an Option to Acquire Property
48 Tax Law Review 233

Derivatives
International Financial Law Review

The Regulations Governing Derivatives
International Financial Law Review

The Taxpayer’s Intentional Attempt to Accelerate Taxable Income
46 The Tax Lawyer 89

The Mysterious Relocation of Interest and Principal in Coupon Stripping and Related Transactions
8 Virginia Tax Review 303

Client Alerts

Proposed Legislation Targets Foreign Accounts with Expansive Withholding Regime

IRS Ruling Guidance on Lending Activities of Foreign Entities is a “Shot Across the Bow”

Relief from Income on Debt Repurchases and Exchanges at a Discount Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Press Releases

Milbank Represents Sovereign Bankcorp in Offerings Raising $1.9 Billion of Additional Capital

Milbank Represents Initial Purchasers of First Debt Offering by a Mexican Company Since Credit Crisis

Milbank Represents URBI, Desarrollos Urbanos in US$280 Million Global Equity Offering

Milbank Represents Merrill Lynch in US$520 Million High Yield Offering by Corporación Durango, S.A.B. de C.V.

Milbank Represents Credit Suisse in Grupo Senda Autotransporte, S.A. de C.V. in US$150 Million High Yield Offering

Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Completes US$150 Million Note Offering


Search Attorneys: