Brian Hamano

Partner
Brian has been a fantastic partner for us. He's very responsive and has a deep understanding of the tax issues we've encountered.
— Client quoted in Chambers USA
Los AngelesPalo Alto (Silicon Valley)
About

Brian Hamano represents clients in a broad range of US and cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions.

Brian has been recognized by both Chambers USA and The Legal 500 United States.

Brian's practice also includes representing insurance companies, managing general underwriters and managing general agents in connection with evaluating and underwriting US and international tax risks, and on managing and resolving claims under tax insurance policies.

Brian regularly advises founders and start-ups on the business and tax aspects of company exit strategies and the "qualified small business stock" exemption under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Brian has been a speaker at numerous tax conferences (including the USC Gould School of Law Tax Institute and for Tax Executives Institute) and has written for Tax Notes.

Areas of FocusTaxTransactional TaxPrivate EquityMergers and AcquisitionsLife Sciences
Bar admissionsCaliforniaNew York

Representative Matters

  • Silicon Labs (Nasdaq: SLAB) in its pending sale to Texas Instruments for US$7.5 billion
  • SolarWinds Corporation (NYSE: SWI) in its sale to Turn/River Capital for US$4.4 billion
  • Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) in its pending acquisition of D-Fend Solutions for US$1.5 billion
  • PROS Holdings (NYSE: PRO) in its sale to Thoma Bravo for US$1.4 billion
  • GigCapital7 Corp. (NASDAQ: GIG), a special purpose acquisition vehicle, in its US$1.2 billion combination with Hadron Energy, Inc.
  • Paradox, Inc. in its sale to Workday, Inc. for approximately US$1 billion
  • POSCO on its US$582 million investment in US$5.8 billion steel manufacturing project in Louisiana
  • AHV International in the sale of a business line to Elanco (NASDAQ: ELAN)
  • Tito's Handmade Vodka in its acquisition of a majority stake in Lalo Tequila
  • Paylocity (Nasdaq: PCTY) in numerous acquisitions, including its acquisition of Airbase (approximately US$325 million) and TraceHQ (undisclosed)
  • ResMed (NYSE: RMD), in numerous transactions, including its acquisitions of Noctrix Health (approximately US$340 million) and VirtuOx (undisclosed)
  • N-Able (NYSE: NABL) in its acquisition of Adlumin for consideration of up to approximately US$266 million
  • Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL) in its acquisition of the Plasti-Fab and Insulspan brands for approximately US$260 million
  • Electric Power Engineers in its majority recapitalization by Berkshire Partners
  • TA Associates and its portfolio companies, Netwrix and insightsoftware, in various transactions
  • Tritium Partners in various transactions, including their growth equity investment in Loxo
  • Peak Rock Capital and its portfolio company, Ziyad Brothers, in various transactions
  • Findhelp in its investment from TPG (The Rise Funds)

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Chambers USA

  • Up and Coming, California: Southern Tax, (2026)

The Legal 500 United States

  • Recommended, US Taxes: Non-Contentious, (2024 – 2026)
  • Recommended, International Tax, (2024)
Additional Recognitions
  • Recognized, "Ones to Watch in America in Tax Law," Best Lawyers, (2021 – 2023)
Education
  • Executive LL.M., New York University
  • J.D., University of Michigan
    cum laude
  • B.A., University of California Los Angeles
    magna cum laude

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Co-chair, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Tax Committee
  • Member, American Bar Association, Tax Section

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DLA Piper advises Resmed on acquisition of health technology company Noctrix Health

16 June 2026 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises Motorola Solutions on US$1.5 billion acquisition of D-Fend Solutions

1 June 2026 .1 minute read

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DLA Piper advises NextHome on its acquisition by eXp World Holdings

15 May 2026

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+1 310 595 3095
(Work, Los Angeles)
+1 650 833 2000
(Work , Palo Alto)