DLA Piper LLP (US), Tax | Chambers USA Profile

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Tax - Massachusetts

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

DLA Piper handles particularly complex and sophisticated tax planning and structuring matters, including IP migration, cross-border M&A and inversions. Deemed highly adept in areas such as consulting, structuring and tax controversy. Esteemed for its specialist, in-depth knowledge of tax matters relating to an array of growing industries, such as biotech, pharmaceuticals, software and industrial products. Offers clients the benefit of its international network of offices.

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Work Highlights

DLA Piper advised MKS Instruments on the acquisition and post-acquisition structuring of the $6.5 billion acquisition of Atotech.

Strengths

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"DLA Piper is absolutely on the top of my list. They can resolve our questions efficiently and communicate clearly with the different people in our organization."

Tax respondent
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"They bring closure to matters, eliminating scope creep."

Tax respondent
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"They are always responsive, with well-thought-out and explained answers."

Tax respondent
USA

"DLA Piper is absolutely on the top of my list. They can resolve our questions efficiently and communicate clearly with the different people in our organization."

Tax respondent
USA

"They bring closure to matters, eliminating scope creep."

Tax respondent
USA

"They are always responsive, with well-thought-out and explained answers."

Tax respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Ryan Starr

Up and Coming

Ryan Starr is a partner in international tax at DLA Piper in Boston. He has a burgeoning reputation for his expertise in complex cross-border corporate transactions.

"Ryan is great at managing multiple workstreams and is very in tune to clients' operations."

"Ryan is very good technically. He is well connected and good at finding resources, and thinks operationally."

"He is very approachable and practical."

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