The ‘strong and close-knit’ tax team at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP provides tax assistance to internationally significant corporations like Griffin Global Asset Management, United Airlines, and Bloomsbury Publishing. The practice is led by Andrew Braiterman in New York who focuses on M&A deals and transaction structuring whilst Alan Kravitz demonstrates a strong track record in the transport sector, particularly in aviation. Charles Wachsstock focuses on employee-focused tax matters and executive compensation.
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Testimonials
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‘The practice features a strong and close-knit team.'
- 'Andy Braiterman is fantastic! A unique talent. Brilliant, incisive, creative. Highly experienced and pragmatic. He finds solutions and works tirelessly to execute them.'
Key clients
- United Airlines
- Sotheby’s Holdings UK and Bidfair
- Rheinmetall AG
- Knorr-Bremse AG
- Griffin Global Asset Management Holdings
- OYO
- ANI Pharmaceuticals
- AMC Networks
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Bloomsbury Publishing
Work highlights
Advised Sotheby's on a definitive agreement with Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ under which ADQ acquired a minority interest in Sotheby's.
Representing Rheinmetall AG, a German technology group for mobility and security, in its pending acquisition of Loc Performance Products for a total purchase price of $950 million.
Advised Knorr-Bremse AG, the global market leader for train braking systems and a leading provider of other rail and commercial vehicle systems, in its approximately €630 million acquisition of the North American conventional rail signalling business of Alstom.
Lawyers
Practice head
Andrew (Andy) Braiterman
Other key lawyers
Charles Wachsstock; Alan Kravitz; Justin Cohen