White & Case LLP advises a strong client roster that includes multinational corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, individuals, governments, and sovereign wealth funds. Practice head Sang Ji has considerable experience handling the tax aspects of M&A, securities offerings, financial products, and investment funds. He is particularly well known for advising on stock and asset acquisitions, including tax-free reorganizations. David Dreier focuses on M&A, restructuring, bank financing, and securitization transactions. Steven Gee offers expertise in M&A and securitization transactions as well as in relation to tax issues concerning intellectual property. Having joined the firm from Mayer Brown LLP in February 2023, Jeffrey Davis in Washington DC brings experience in a wide range of US federal income tax matters. He has particular strength in the renewables space, advising on tax equity financings, portfolio acquisitions, back leverage financings, and tax credits, among other matters. Chad McCormick in Houston advises clients, especially in the oil and gas sector, on tax-efficient structures concerning both domestic and cross-border mergers, acquisitions, and separations as well as on the tax aspects of capital markets transactions and S-corp financings. Scott Fryman specializes in SPAC IPOs, financings, and business combinations. All lawyers mentioned are in New York unless otherwise mentioned.

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Key clients

  • EchoStar Corporation
  • Newmont Corporation
  • DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
  • Magnum Opus Acquisition Limited
  • Celsius Network LLC
  • Eurazeo SA
  • Occidental Petroleum
  • EnCap Investments L.P.
  • Falcon's Beyond Global, LLC
  • Inflection Point Acquisition Corp.
  • MNG Havayollari Ve Tasimacilik A.S. (MNG Airlines)
  • Byte Acquisition Corp.
  • Elevance Health
  • Vast Solar Pty Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Advised EchoStar Corporation in its all-stock merger at a fixed exchange ratio with Dish Network Corporation.
  • Advised Newmont Corporation in its US$19.3 billion acquisition of Newcrest Mining Limited by way of an Australian scheme of arrangement.
  • Advised DigitalBridge Group, Inc in its joint venture with IFM Investors in connection with the acquisition of all outstanding common shares of Switch, Inc. for $34.25 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $11 billion, including the assumption of debt.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sang Ji

Other key lawyers

David Dreier, Steven Gee, Scott Fryman, Chad McCormick, Jeffrey Davis