Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Martha Frahm and Abraham Leitner Named to 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers

Goulston & Storrs, an Am Law 200 firm, is pleased to announce that directors and co-chairs of the firm’s Tax Group Martha Frahm and Abraham Leitner have been named to the 2025 Lawdragon list of 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers, recognizing the “outstanding leaders who specialize in the tax aspects of M&A and other complex transactions.”

Based in the firm’s Boston office, Martha Frahm has developed a reputation as one of the most respected, knowledgeable, and experienced tax attorneys in the region and beyond. Her work spans a wide range of areas, including real estate joint ventures and structuring, representing educational, medical and cultural institutions, and closely held businesses and entrepreneurs; mergers & acquisitions (M&A), advising on incentive tax credits such as the historic rehabilitation credit; and providing private client wealth transfer and philanthropic planning. Beyond her work advising business and individual clients on federal and state tax planning, Frahm also advises tax exempt and charitable organizations, including educational institutions, academic medical centers, health care organizations, and foundations, on their most complex tax issues. With deep expertise in non-profit management structuring, operational and investment matters, governance, policy development, M&A, technology transfer, and licensing agreements, Frahm is considered one of the leading attorneys in this specialized area. She received her J.D., cum laude, and LL.M. from Boston University School of Law and her B.A. from Tufts University.

Abraham Leitner is an internationally recognized tax attorney in the firm’s New York office, where he handles complex domestic and cross-border transactions for clients doing business in the U.S. and internationally, including in Canada, Europe, China, and the Middle East. He often counsels multinational corporations on cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Leitner also frequently structures international joint ventures involving real estate investments in the U.S. and abroad, advises real estate investment trusts (REITS) on their tax matters, and advises private equity funds and other real estate investors in connection with Section 1031 and other efficient exit strategies. He is particularly experienced in advising foreign governments, insurance companies, hedge funds, real estate developers, assisted living providers, manufacturers, and high net worth individuals. Leitner received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, his LL.M. from New York University, and his B.S., summa cum laude, from Touro College.