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Tax: Corporate & Finance - USA
What the Team is Known For
Fenwick fields a strong West Coast group with a high-profile acting for emerging companies on transactions such as M&A, joint ventures and divestitures. It regularly serves as tax counsel on sophisticated cross-border deals. It also offers industry expertise pertaining to the technology and consumer products sectors, among others. Client base includes Fortune 100 companies.
Strengths
Fenwick is able to break down complex and sophisticated matters and explain the solution clearly.
Fenwick is on speed-dial for the most complex and sophisticated matters requiring strong analytical skills, creativity and business acumen.
Fenwick is very thorough in its analysis and have experience in many areas, so the team can provide advice in a comprehensive way.
Work Highlights
Fenwick advised Shockwave Medical on the tax aspects of its USD13.1 billion acquisition by Johnson & Johnson.
Notable practitioners
Larissa Neumann is a key contact,
David Forst continues to command respect for his experience handling complex tax issues arising from M&A.