Robert Scarborough > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile
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Robert Scarborough
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Robert is a tax partner, based in our New York office.
Robert helps clients structure and close a wide range of complex corporate and financial transactions in tax-efficient ways.
Robert’s broad and deep experience means he can grasp his clients’ business needs quickly. He thinks creatively, developing structures that achieve client goals. His hands-on approach and attention to detail help ensure transactions close successfully.
In addition to his transactional work, Robert has experience advising Swiss and other non-US financial institutions on US tax compliance matters, including the Department of Justice’s settlement program for Swiss banks.
Complementing his practice, Robert taught tax law at Columbia Law School each year from 2013 to 2020.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > Financial products
(Leading lawyers)United States > Tax > International tax
(Hall of Fame)Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP supports both US and international clients on major, complex and transformative transactions with knowledge and experience in legal and tax regimes across developing markets. The team advises corporations in several sectors, PE, investment funds and financial institutions on issues such as carve-outs and demergers, joint ventures and partnerships, flotations and group restructuring. Claude Stansbury leads the practice from Washington DC and advises multinational companies and private equity funds on acquisitions, financings, restructurings and disposals. Robert Scarborough operates out of New York with the rest of the team and advises financial institutions on optimizing their global group structure, supply chains, ownership of intangibles and intercompany transactions. Dennis Caracristi focuses on M&A, public and private offerings of stock, debt and other financial products while David Mitchell handles tax issues relating to financial products transactions and capital markets.
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Regarded for its tax advice on bulge-bracket M&A and capital markets transactions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP underscores its reputation with a stream of instructions for corporations, investment funds and other financial institutions, including several global technology leaders. Washington DC-based practice head Claude Stansbury is a regular port of call for large multinationals and private equity funds on acquisitions, financings, and restructurings; his cross-border experience includes structuring joint ventures and operating arrangements in developing economies. Joseph Soltis, who joined from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP in June 2022, works across a number of industries and focus areas, including bankruptcy reorganizations, securities issuances, and real estate matters. Also recommended for his transactional expertise is Robert Scarborough, whose far-reaching skillset spans financial instruments and derivatives. All named individuals are based in New York unless stated otherwise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame United States > Tax > International tax
- International tax United States > Tax
- Leading lawyers United States > Tax > Financial products
- US taxes: non-contentious United States > Tax
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Tax > International tax
- Tax > Financial products
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Tax > Financial products
Firm Rankings
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation