Claude Stansbury > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.