Tax: Corporate & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : USA
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About
Provided by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
The Tax Group at Skadden handles all aspects of tax law in transactions worldwide. Skadden tax lawyers bring years of experience gained in both private practice and in government to each engagement with the goal of creative and value-added tax solutions. Our Tax Group coordinates its efforts with Skadden lawyers in other disciplines to provide a team approach to each client matter.
Skadden’s tax attorneys are experienced in virtually every type of matter that presents significant tax issues. Our tax professionals also have played leading roles in developing creative controversy resolutions, such as global settlements, fast-track appeals settlements, prefiling agreements and similar expedited resolution strategies. If litigation is required, the firm has well-known senior tax litigators experienced in substantial tax controversies.
The firm ranked #1 for tax in Vault’s Law 100 Rankings from 2010-2018, every year since the rankings’ inception. Skadden received two awards at the 2016 International Tax Review Americas Awards. We were named among Law360’s Tax Groups of 2016 and ranked as a top-tier firm by U.S. News — Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2017, Chambers Global 2017 and International Tax Review’s World Transfer Pricing 2017. The Tax Group and its members also are repeatedly named as leaders in their field in Chambers Global, Chambers USA, Chambers Europe and Legal 500.
Chambers Review
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP houses a deep bench of premier transactional attorneys, regularly called on to advise on the tax implications of high-value deals. Experience across cross-border and domestic matters such as spinouts and joint ventures, advising clients such as healthcare and technology corporations. Notable REITs expertise. A hugely impressive geographical coverage allows the firm to serve all key US markets. Also represents private equity companies.
Eric Sensenbrenner is a key contact in the Washington, DC office.
Work Highlights
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advised Activision Blizzard on its $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Skadden is an excellent firm. The individuals are just top-notch."
"Skadden is an excellent firm. The individuals are just top-notch."