Tax: Corporate & Finance
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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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.
In 2018, Skadden was named Americas Tax Firm of the Year, North American Tax Firm of the Year and U.S. Tax Court Firm of the Year at the International Tax Review Americas Awards, and The American Lawyer / Legal Week named us Transatlantic Tax Team of the Year at the Transatlantic Legal Awards. Skadden has been named a Law360 Tax Group of the Year every year since 2015. We were also named Law Firm of the Year for Tax Law by U.S. News — Best Lawyers in 2018 and 2019.
Chambers Review
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates 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.
Washington, DC-based Eric Sensenbrenner is a key contact.
Work Highlights
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates advised Activision Blizzard on the tax aspects of its $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft Corporation.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The tax group is phenomenal and world-class. I would trust them on any tax-related matter to provide helpful, business-friendly advice."
"They offer a strong technical analysis and understanding of the policy underpinnings for a position."
"No matter which team members supported the partner, they were responsive and able to meet our needs to the fullest extent."
"The tax group is phenomenal and world-class. I would trust them on any tax-related matter to provide helpful, business-friendly advice."
"They offer a strong technical analysis and understanding of the policy underpinnings for a position."
"No matter which team members supported the partner, they were responsive and able to meet our needs to the fullest extent."