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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Tax: Corporate & Finance

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Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

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The practice encompasses all principal forms of corporate transactions, including M&A and dispositions, spin-offs, and joint ventures. It includes hedge fund and private equity fund formations, tax issues associated with financings, including borrower, lender and capital markets representations, real estate transactions, bankruptcy and restructuring matters, and international tax planning matters. 

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Tax: Corporate & Finance - USA - Nationwide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP offers sophisticated advisers to clients such as real estate companies, financial institutions and healthcare providers. The firm works with public companies, private equity firms and hedge funds, among others. Its extensive transactional practice regularly advises on tax planning and structuring across cross-border deals, wityh additional strength in the investment management space and a strong track record of advising on the tax aspects of fund formation and seeding. The firm boasts enviable expertise in the capital markets arena, frequently advising on IPOs, high-yield debt offerings and REIT transactions.

Notable practitioners

New York-based David Shapiro is a key contact.

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Work Highlights

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  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP acted as counsel to Standard General in connection with its $4.6 billion acquisition of the gaming company Bally’s.

Strengths

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  • The firm stands out for its creativity and a great sense of what really matters from a business standpoint. It is able to very clearly communicate the risks and rewards of different structural approaches

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  • Fried Frank's tax lawyers are thorough, tenacious and have deep knowledge of the subject matter.

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  • The team is easy to work with and good at translating complicated tax problems into easily understandable terms. Its attorneys are very responsive and efficient.

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