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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

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What the Team is Known For

Skadden is a leading firm with outstanding bench strength and renowned expertise spanning the full spectrum of domestic and international tax matters. Calls on the enviable experience of a number of former IRS in-house attorneys, who provide unrivaled insight into tax planning and controversy. Maintains a covetable client list that includes household-name companies and high-end financial institutions. Trusted to handle some of the most significant matters in the corporate tax sphere, from large M&A to headlining transfer pricing litigation.

Work Highlights

  • Skadden represented Liberty Global is two lawsuits relating to its challenge of the validity of regulations issued under Section 245A of the Internal Revenue Code, concerning deduction for certain dividends received by shareholders.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Fred T Goldberg Jr
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Fred T Goldberg Jr
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Fred Goldberg is a former IRS commissioner who is widely recognized as a leader in the tax market. He continues to advise clients on controversy matters.
Paul W Oosterhuis
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Paul W Oosterhuis
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Paul Oosterhuis is an esteemed tax lawyer with vast experience advising on cross-border transactions and international tax planning.
Raj Madan
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Raj Madan
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Raj Madan is a superb tax controversy lawyer with a strong track record of representing clients in the US Tax Court.

He is a superstar.

Raj Madan is smart, strategic, unbelievably hard-working, incredibly responsive and an out-of-the-box thinker, and he manages a great team.

He is a good trial lawyer and a strategic thinker who has great tax experience.

Raj is super responsive and at the top of his game.

Armando Gomez
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Armando Gomez
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Armando Gomez is frequently sought out to handle high-stakes tax disputes. His clients include private investment firms.

While Armando's practice area may be tax-focused, his ability to provide practical and efficient legal advice in a multitude of areas makes him a key partner to us. He is a tremendous resource.

Armando is a consummate professional, and I have been pleased with the constant high level of service he brings.

Armando was really excellent; a very good writer and a strategic thinker.

Chris Bowers
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Chris Bowers
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Chris Bowers has a wide-ranging practice that encompasses tax controversy and planning work.

Chris is a technical and practical tax adviser who I value and rate highly.

He's a great tax lawyer.

He is one of the smartest tax lawyers I have ever worked with.

Eric Sensenbrenner
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Eric Sensenbrenner
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Eric Sensenbrenner is often sought out to advise on tax issues involving cross-border corporate transactions. He acts on behalf of an enviable client list, which includes blue-chip clients in the technology, life sciences and automotive industries.

Jessica A. Hough
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Jessica A. Hough
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Jessica Hough is global head of the firm’s regulatory practices. She provides high-level tax advice pertaining to corporate transactions.

Jessica is a trusted advisor to the company. She knows the history of the company which helps to understand transactions quickly and efficiently.

Loren Ponds
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Loren Ponds
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Loren Ponds is a tax lawyer with experience working with several large tax payers in the technology sector, advising on domestic and international tax issues such as Pillar 2.

Loren is knowledgeable given her previous work as a professional tax committee staff member.

We enjoy working with Loren a great deal.

She has great political experience and gives candid and practical advice.

Royce L Tidwell
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Royce L Tidwell
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Royce Tidwell is an experienced tax controversy practitioner who advises clients on audits, litigation and IRS disputes.

Royce is a go-to advisor on controversy matters.

Royce is a complete and utter star.

He combines strong technical tax knowledge and an economics background with years of practical experience with the IRS. He is creative, strategic and practical.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Fred T Goldberg Jr
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Fred T Goldberg Jr
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Senior Statespeople
Paul W Oosterhuis
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Paul W Oosterhuis
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Senior Statespeople
Raj Madan
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Raj Madan
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Armando Gomez
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Armando Gomez
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Chris Bowers
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Chris Bowers
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Eric Sensenbrenner
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Eric Sensenbrenner
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Jessica A. Hough
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Jessica A. Hough
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Loren Ponds
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Loren Ponds
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Royce L Tidwell
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Royce L Tidwell
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