Claude Stansbury > Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP > Washington DC, United States > Lawyer Profile
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Offices
700 13TH STREET NW
10TH FLOOR
WASHINGTON, DC 20005
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Claude Stansbury
Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Claude advises multinational companies and private equity funds on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, financings, restructurings and disposals.
He also has extensive experience with structured finance transactions, products and derivatives.
His cross-border experience includes structuring joint ventures and operating arrangements in developing economies.
Education
- JD, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley.
- The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
- The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > International tax
(Leading lawyers)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
- International tax United States > Tax
- Leading lawyers United States > Tax > International tax
- 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