Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, Tax

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Provided by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Tax:
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.

Chambers Review

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Tax - District of Columbia

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP has an esteemed practice held in high regard for its complex tax planning and structuring advice, with extensive cross-border expertise. The firm acts for high-profile organisations, including financial institutions, investment firms and Fortune 500 companies, on matters such as M&A and spin-off transactions. Fried Frank has additional proficiency in the tax aspects of fund formation and bankruptcy.

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Work Highlights

Fried Frank acted as counsel to Ascential in its $900 million sale of its digital commerce business to Omnicom Group, and the $700 million sale of its Consumer Trend Forecasting business to funds affiliated with Apaz Partners.

Strengths

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The team has strong technical skills, provides excellent client service and is prompt and responsive.

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The team provides outstanding customer service; they're always available to meet the evolving timelines of the deals and handle emerging issues.

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They are commercial when dealing with various issues, and they understand our business.

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Fried Frank's team is thorough and able to spot and work through commercial issues during negotiations.

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Their expertise combined with a high level of professionalism and strong client service has made working with Fried Frank a good experience for us.

Tax respondent
USA

The team has strong technical skills, provides excellent client service and is prompt and responsive.

Tax respondent
USA

The team provides outstanding customer service; they're always available to meet the evolving timelines of the deals and handle emerging issues.

Tax respondent
USA

They are commercial when dealing with various issues, and they understand our business.

Tax respondent
USA

Fried Frank's team is thorough and able to spot and work through commercial issues during negotiations.

Tax respondent
USA

Their expertise combined with a high level of professionalism and strong client service has made working with Fried Frank a good experience for us.

Tax respondent
USA

Notable Practitioners

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Alan S Kaden

Band 1

Alan Kaden maintains a strong track record of advising clients on tax issues relating to complex corporate transactions.

Alan always makes his expertise available to our company.

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Michael J Alter

Band 3

Michael Alter is an accomplished tax lawyer with particular expertise in advising on corporate transactions and securities offerings.

I go to him for strategic and nuanced things. He is fantastic; he's responsive and smart but he's able to keep things understandable for the clients.

He has a brilliant mind and is hugely commercial. I am always confident with Michael as my partner.

He is certainly our first port of call when there is a tax issue in a deal. We are fortunate to have Michael as our trusted advisor for tax.

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Michelle B Gold

Band 4

Michelle Gold predominantly counsels investment funds on federal taxation and has a specialty in advising on partnership transactions.

Michelle has been excellent at helping us navigate multinational tax issues. She is a data-driven person, and in addition to giving good tax advice, she is also able to crunch and analyse data.

Michelle is incredibly responsive, and her work ethic is phenomenal. She always has all the information at her fingertips.

She is really willing to be helpful and get to a solution.

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Shane Hoffmann

Up and Coming

Shane Hoffmann is noted for handling tax issues stemming from high-value corporate and financing transactions.

Shane, on top of being a good tax attorney, has an ability to handle complex situations.

Shane has strong technical expertise and is responsive. He knows our business well and leverages that knowledge to bring us invaluable technical guidance and structuring advice.

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