Baker McKenzie fully capitalises on its global footprint to provide dedicated tax advice for multinational corporations in a host of different situations. The tax team handles international tax planning, cross-border acquisitions, and transactions such as Intel’s $9bn sale of its NAND memory business and Dalian facility to SK Hynix, highlighting the team’s capabilities. Practice head Ethan Kroll, in Orange County, handles cross-border M&A transactions and international tax advisory and structuring for foreign companies. In Chicago, Maher Haddad works on tax credits and JVs in the funds space. David Goldman leads many high-value acquisitions, such as with Intel, and tax advisory mandates, based in Los Angeles.
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Work highlights
Advised S&P Global regarding the announced public spin-off of its Global Mobility segment.
Advised Intel Corporation on the sale of its NAND memory business and Dalian memory manufacturing facility to SK Hynix for a total os US $9 billion.
Advised GATX on the tax structuring and negotiation of a joint venture with Brookfield-sponsored investment funds to acquire a portfolio of rail cars currently held by Wells Fargo.
Practice head
Ethan Kroll
Other key lawyers
Maher Haddad; David Goldman; Julia Ushakova-Stein