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A&O Shearman Offices

1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NY 10020
NEW YORK
United States
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Dave Lewis

Work Department
Tax
Position
Partner
Career
Dave is Co-Managing Partner of the US at A&O Shearman. He has significant experience in domestic and international tax planning, corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, domestic and international joint ventures and global capital markets transactions.
He has advised on the U.S. federal income tax aspects of structuring and implementing: global mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures, restructurings and bankruptcies, private equity and real estate fund formations and investments, global securities offerings, asset securitizations and cross-border financing. He also has significant experience advising on general tax aspects of financial instruments and derivatives and in global tax planning and cross-border structures.
Dave is ranked as a recommended lawyer in Legal 500 USA.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Tax > International tax
The team at A&O Shearman assists global corporate clients and financial institutions with a vast array of matters including strategic tax planning and complex transactions. The firm also shows considerable experience handling tax efficiency in investment and operating structures for multinationals. Based out of New York and Menlo Park, Larry Crouch leads the team, with significant experience advising private equity clients in aspects of domestic and international tax planning including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and joint ventures. New York-based Jack Heinberg holds significant expertise in fund investments and focuses his practice on domestic and international tax planning, the taxation of financial instruments and derivatives, as well as cross-border financing, while Derek Kershaw advises clients on tax aspects of M&A, spin-offs, and joint ventures. Also based in New York, Dave Lewis has significant experience assisting clients with corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, and global capital markets transactions.
United States > Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
A&O Shearman’s non-contentious tax group has combined expertise in strategic tax planning advice, cross-border structuring and restructuring, and tax controversy matters for clients in sectors such as investment banking firms, financial advisors, and multinational companies. Split between New York and Menlo Park, Larry Crouch leads the practice with strong expertise in tax planning for M&A, capital markets, and joint ventures, representing clients including Celanese and CVS Health. In New York, Dave Lewis and Jack Heinberg have significant experience in domestic and international tax planning alongside Caroline Ladipus in San Francisco, and Derek Kershaw focuses on transactional work, including joint ventures, REITs, and private equity. Ryan Bray in Dallas represents clients including Paramount Global and Dycom Industries on corporate and international tax matters.
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- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- International trade and national security > CFIUS