Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP’s non-transactional tax team focuses on a range of large, complex, and cross-border matters, including M&A, restructurings, spin-offs, joint ventures and debt and equity offerings for multinational corporations in industries spanning finance, tech, energy, real estate, and pharma. A recent highlight is the group’s representation of ANSYS, Inc. in its acquisition at a value of $35bn. Palo Alto’s Emily Lam co-heads the group with leading experience in complex audits and appeals, closing agreements, and advising tax-exempt organizations on charitable giving issues. Co-head Victor Hollender in New York advises publicly traded organizations, financial institutions, foreign governments, and funds in real estate and private equity investments. Previous head of team Eric Sensenbrenner in Washington DC has a particular expertise within international transactional tax planning including foreign tax credit, transfer pricing, and subpart F. Moshe Spinowitz, based in Boston, regularly advises multinational companies on cross-border M&A and post-acquisition restructuring and pharma and tech companies on intellectual property holdings structuring. Chicago’s Sarah Beth Rizzo focuses on a wide range of federal income tax planning matters such as REIT transactions, M&A, and matters surrounding the IRS. Steven Matays departed the practice in June 2024.