Nathan Giesselman
About
Provided by Nathan Giesselman
Practice Areas
Nate Giesselman advises on the tax aspects of complex transactions, focusing on international planning; cross-border acquisition, disposition and restructuring transactions; and tax planning for private equity. Representative matters include: Activision Blizzard in its pending $75 billion acquisition by Microsoft (the largest-ever technology deal); Livongo in its $18.5 billion merger with Teladoc Health (the largest-ever digital health deal); Proofpoint in its $12.3 billion acquisition by Thoma Bravo (the largest-ever, private equity acquisition of a cloud software company); Total Produce in its combination with Dole Food Company; Visa in various matters, including the tax aspects of its $23.4 billion acquisition and integration of Visa Europe Limited; DuPont de Nemours in various matters including the $11 billion divestiture of a majority of its Mobility & Materials segment to Celanese Corporation, the combination of its nutrition and biosciences business with IF&F in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, and its pending $1.75 billion acquisition of Spectrum Plastics; E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company in its $130 billion merger-of-equals with Dow Chemical and the spin-offs of Dow and Corteva; Intel in various matters, including its agreement with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. to jointly invest approximately $30 billion to create a first-of-its-kind Semiconductor Co-Investment Program that introduces a new funding model to the semiconductor industry, its $15.3 billion acquisition of Mobileye, its $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor and formation of its McAfee joint venture with TPG and subsequent IPO; Broadcom in its $37 billion acquisition by Avago; and HPE in various matters, including several spin-offs. Recognized as a Law360 Tax MVP in 2022 and a 2021 American Lawyer Trailblazer in Tax.
Career
J.D., Columbia Law School (Kent Scholar); B.S., State University of New York, Albany (summa cum laude)
Chambers Review
USA
Nathan Giesselman guides clients through tax aspects of corporate deals. He is noted for his international tax planning expertise.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's very good at giving clear answers. He's always available and responds quickly."
"He's smart and pragmatic while giving thoughtful, actionable advice."
"Nathan is great. He has a really strong practice and is very business-oriented."
"He's very good at giving clear answers. He's always available and responds quickly."
"He's smart and pragmatic while giving thoughtful, actionable advice."
"Nathan is great. He has a really strong practice and is very business-oriented."
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