Moshe Spinowitz > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile

The international tax group at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP advises clients on matters ranging from tax planning and tax implementation to complex transfer pricing and competent authority issues. Outside of its advisory service, the firm also represents clients in high-profile tax controversies arising from a range of complex transactions. The practice is jointly led by New York-based Victor Hollender, who advises on a wide range of international tax matters including public and private mergers and acquisitions and cross-border financings, and Palo Alto-based Emily M. Lam. Christopher Bowers is based out of Washington D.C. and assists domestic and international financial institutions on issues arising in cross-border financings and foreign tax credit planning. Washington DC-based Eric Sensenbrenner, has longstanding experience in international tax planning and is capable of assisting clients with structuring cross-border investments and capital markets transactions. Nathan Giesselman, who sits in the Palo Alto office, continues to advise private equity and entertainment industry clients on restructuring transactions and tax planning. In Boston, Moshe Spinowitz advises multinational companies in connection with cross-border mergers and acquisitions and has assisted pharmaceutical companies in relation to structuring matters. Jonathan Welbel joined the Chicago office in 2024, bringing with him extensive experience in advance pricing agreements and mutual agreement procedures between the US and foreign taxation authorities. Loren Ponds joined the team in DC in February 2025.

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.