Wagatsuma, Wade R.

Wade practices in the area of U.S. federal income taxation with emphasis on transactional tax planning and analysis. He has represented a broad spectrum of clients ranging from emerging growth and privately held entities to Fortune 500 corporations. In particular, Wade has extensive experience in representing financial sponsors in leverage buyout transactions such as The Riverside Company, Blue Point Capital Partners, Kirtland Capital Partners, Morgenthaler Partners, Rockwood Equity Partners, The Shansby Group, Sun Capital Partners, Industrial Growth Partners, Resilience Capital Partners, Primus Capital Fund, and Wasserstein & Co.

Wade has also represented larger publicly held and privately held clients in a variety of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, and cross-border transactions. These clients include The J.M. Smucker Company, Roadway Corporation, Federated Department Stores, The Timken Company, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Diebold, Athersys, Axsys Technologies, STERIS Corporation, Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Holdings, and Nikko Materials USA.

In addition to transactional tax planning and analysis, Wade has substantial experience in the areas of consolidated return reporting, employment tax reporting, information reporting, and withholding taxes.

Wade is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association.