Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP boasts extensive capabilities in all areas of tax law. The international tax team is frequently engaged in multijurisdictional corporate transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures and financings as well as international disputes involving tax authorities. The team is headed up by Victor Hollender in New York and Emily Lam in Palo Alto. Hollender caters to publicly traded corporations, financial institutions and fund managers in a range of tax planning issues and is also well-versed in private equity and real estate investments. Christopher Bowers specializes in tax issues relating to cross-border financings and M&A as well as foreign tax credit planning. With IRS experience, David Farhat is well-placed to advise on contentious transfer pricing disputes and other controversies, while Eric Sensenbrenner handles transactional tax planning mandates. All three are based in Washington DC. In Chicago, Nathaniel Carden is an expert in planning and pre-audit issues relating to cross-border intangible property alongside service and financing transactions. Supporting him is Jonathan Welbel, who primarily caters to pharmaceutical, high-tech and consumer goods clients. Boston-based Moshe Spinowitz is a key contact for transactional tax matters and in Palo Alto, Nathan Gisselman focuses on international tax planning issues.
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Practice head
Victor Hollender; Emily Lam
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Christopher Bowers; David Farhat; Eric Sensenbrenner; Nathaniel Carden; Jonathan Welbel; Moshe Spinowitz; Nathan Gisselman

