Reed Smith LLP’s global corporate group has notable strengths in the tax aspects of cross-border acquisitions, disposals, restructurings, joint ventures, and structuring of offshore private investment vehicles, including private equity and hedge funds. The team is co-led by New York-based James Tandler and Angelo Ciavarella, who both have expertise in M&A and divestitures including tax-free spin-offs, restructurings, tax-free reorganizations, leveraged buyouts and joint ventures. In Houston, Ron Scharnberg advises clients on federal tax matters while Robert Phillpott‘s practice focuses on advising clients on all areas of business taxation. Arnold Grant, who sits in the Chicago office, has expertise in tax aspects of renewable energy transactions. New York-based Simon Kliegman advises inbound and outbound multinational companies, individuals, and investment funds on domestic and foreign tax matters. At the associate level, New York-based Ari Byk and Washington DC-based Justin Hunter, who both advise on tax aspects on the full spectrum of cross-border corporate transactions, and New York-based Michelle Min, who focuses on US federal tax issues in cross-border transactions, are key names.
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