Tijana J. Dvornic
Education
- University of Michigan, B.B.A 2003, with highest distinction
- Harvard Law School, J.D. 2008, magna cum laude (Articles Editor, Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review)
- New York University School of Law, LL.M. 2016
Clerkships
Honorable Priscilla R. Owen, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2008 – 2009
Tijana J. Dvornic
Tijana J. Dvornic is a Partner in Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz’s Tax Department.
Ms. Dvornic focuses on tax aspects of U.S. and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs and other dispositions, leveraged buy-outs, joint ventures and financing transactions. Tijana has been recognized as one of the country’s five top tax lawyers under 40 by Law360, as one of the 500 leading dealmakers in America by Lawdragon, and as one of the top two Tax lawyers in North America by MergerLinks in 2023.
Ms. Dvornic received a B.B.A. with highest distinction from the University of Michigan. Ms. Dvornic completed a J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, where she was the articles editor for the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Following law school, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Judge Priscilla R. Owen in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Ms. Dvornic received an LL.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law in 2016 and was awarded the David H. Moses Memorial Prize.
Ms. Dvornic is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tax Section of the New York State Bar Association and a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association. Ms. Dvornic also teaches an International Tax class at Columbia Law School.
Select Publications
- Formless Partnership Transactions and Deemed Transfers: Connecting the Dots and Completing the Picture,
in Vol, 102, No. 3 of Taxes The Tax Magazine, March 2024.
- Book Minimum Tax and M&A,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, September 1, 2022.
- Private Equity – 2021 Year in Review and 2022 Outlook,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, February 9, 2022.
- REIT M&A and Strategy in 2022,
January 3, 2022.
- REITs in 2021,
January 11, 2021; also available at Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
- REIT M&A and Activism: Preparing for Threats in the Covid-19 Environment,
April 6, 2020.
- REIT M&A in 2020,
January 6, 2020.
- REIT M&A in a Complex Market,
in Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation, June 23, 2018.
- Acquisition Financing: A Banner Year Behind, and New Opportunities in the Year Ahead,
in Columbia Law School’s Blog on Corporations and the Capital Markets, January 17, 2018.
