Moshe Spinowitz

Moshe Spinowitz is head of Skadden’s Boston office. His tax practice focuses on advising multinational companies in connection with cross-border mergers and acquisitions, and post-acquisition restructuring and integration transactions. He also represents clients on a range of tax controversy matters during all phases of IRS audits and appeals.

Mr. Spinowitz has advised several multinational companies on the integration and restructuring of their operations following large cross-border acquisitions. He also has counseled pharmaceutical and technology companies in connection with the structuring of their intellectual property holdings, as well as a variety of companies in connection with U.S. tax reform. Mr. Spinowitz also has successfully represented several multinational corporations before IRS appeals involving intercompany financing transactions and other cross-border tax matters.

Prior to joining Skadden, he served as a law clerk to Judge Michael Boudin on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court.

"The One Big Beautiful Bill Act: An Initial Analysis of Key Tax Proposals" (May 29, 2025, Skadden Publication); "Possible Tax Reforms Could Run Up Against Deficit and Debt Concerns" (January 14, 2025, Skadden’s 2025 Insights); "Observations on Notice 2023-80: The Treasury Department and IRS’ Preliminary Guidance on the Interaction of Foreign Tax Credit and Dual Consolidated Loss Rules With Pillar Two Taxes and the Extension of Notice 2023-55 Relief Period" (December 19, 2023, Skadden Publication)

In recognition of his work, Mr. Spinowitz has been honored as one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly’s Go To Lawyers for Taxation and repeatedly selected for inclusion in Chambers USA. Additionally, he has been recognized as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Global Tax Lawyers and in Best Lawyers in America in the Tax Law category. He also was named as a recipient of Bloomberg’s Tax Portfolio Author of the Year Award for his work on the Bloomberg Tax portfolio “Outbound Tax Planning for U.S. Multinational Corporations (Portfolio 6380).”

Harvard Law School

J.D. (magna cum laude; Articles Editor, Harvard Law Review)

2006

Harvard College

B.A. (summa cum laude)

2002