Christopher T. Bird is an associate in the Tax Department and a member of the Private Investment Funds Group. He focuses on tax and economic issues associated with the formation of, and investments in, U.S. and non-U.S. venture capital funds, buyout funds, funds-of-funds, secondary funds and other investment partnerships.

Prior to joining Proskauer, Chris was an associate in the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., where he practiced in a wide range of federal and state tax matters, including the taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, clean and renewable energy-related tax incentives, withholding tax compliance, sales and use tax, and immigration-related tax issues. He also focused on various matters relating to not-for-profit organizations, such as assisting clients in obtaining tax-exempt status and dealing with unrelated business income tax issues.