Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s tax offering encompasses middle-market acquisitions, private equity buyouts, real estate transactions, and capital asset planning, with bankruptcy work another area of strength for the firm. The team’s client roster includes portfolio companies of private equity firms, international asset managers, real estate investors, and financial institutions. Practice head Barry Herzog focuses on federal income tax matters. Pamela Capps’ broad practice covers the full spectrum of local, state, federal, and international tax issues arising in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures. Abraham Reshtick specializes in advising private equity and hedge funds on tax structuring and tax optimization. All lawyers mentioned are based in New York.
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Key clients
- Parent Ad Hoc Claimant Group in LATAM Airlines Bankruptcy
- Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc.
- Official Creditors’ Committee of Endo International plc
- BlackRock
- Stone Point Capital and its portfolio companies
- Funds managed by Avenue Capital Group (Avenue) and funds advised by Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
- The Nederlander Organization
- Ad Hoc First Lien Group in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group
- VICI Properties, Inc.
- Property Markets Group
Work highlights
- Served as lead bankruptcy counsel to the largest ad hoc creditor group in the LATAM Airlines chapter 11 case.
- Represented Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc. in connection with a number of transactions across the United States.
- Representing the 7-member official creditors committee in the bankruptcy case of Endo International plc.
Lawyers
Practice head
Barry Herzog
Other key lawyers
Pamela Capps; Abraham Reshtick