Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP’s New York office advises a diverse array of clients comprised of multinationals, financial institutions, and investment funds, on a range of transactions requiring tax structuring and planning in areas such as cryptocurrency, acquisitions, and fund formations. Handling multijurisdictional mandates, the team collaborates with non-tax departments across the firm’s international offices, as showcased in the firm’s representation of Synopsys in its $35bn acquisition of Anysys, and the securing of the $16bn financing for the transaction. The team is recognized for their uncanny ability to navigate and harmonize joint ventures across jurisdictions with vastly different regulatory and practical tax conceptions, with tax department head Meyer Fedida , leading a robust practice concerned with the tax aspects of large multijurisdictional M&A matters across private equity, media, and technology. Leslie Samuels advises on a vast array of transactions, most notably, mergers and acquisitions and foreign direct investment. On the other hand, Jason Factor  handles complex tax planning, particularly within the energy space while Susanna Parker provides advice on cross-border planning to key private equity players.