A&O Shearman

A&O Shearman advises global corporations, financial investors, asset managers, and real estate companies on the spectrum of corporate tax law, including cross-border transactions, litigation, and compliance, with a focus on international tax law. New team leader Florian Lechner supports international companies, banks, and investors on tax matters related to M&A, private equity, and structured finance transactions, while Gottfried Breuninger, who headed the German tax practice for over a decade, focuses on tax dispute resolution affecting financial institutions. They are supported by Heike Weber, who handles the tax aspects of structuring and executing M&A in the finance and insurance sectors, and Tim Drach, who is experienced in national and international tax matters, with an emphasis on investment funds and the tax restructuring of multinational groups.