Hogan Lovells US LLP

With strong cross-border capabilities, the team at Hogan Lovells US LLP assists clients across a vast range of sectors including aerospace and defense, private capital and insurance on matters involving M&A, IPOs, spin-offs, international tax structuring and cross-border transactions. The department is led by Josh Scala who sits in the San Francisco office. In Washington DC, Cristina Arumi focuses her practice on the tax aspects of capital markets and M&A transactions and specializes in matters involving REITs including compliance with tax protection agreements in the course of subsequent transactions and refinancings. Jasper Howard primarily advises on tax aspects of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, domestic and international joint ventures; the structuring of inbound and outbound investments; and other cross-border transactions. In Boston, Nicola Lemay advises clients on international mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising and deployment strategies while also representing clients in the development and financing of renewable energy projects, including the structuring of tax credit transactions. Mark Weinstein assists sports, media, and entertainment conglomerates with tax-efficient strategies and structures to assists in complex multijurisdictional tax issues. In Washington DC Caitlin Piper specializes in advising on the tax consequences of mergers and acquisitions and reorganizations, particularly real estate investment trusts are involved.