Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP fields a tax team that handles transactional tax matters ranging from middle market M&A deals, securities transactions, reorganizations, aviation financing, and leasework. The tax team’s expertise is most prominent in the aviation and transport sector, regularly advising leading airlines and financial institutions on a range of corporate tax matters. Tax chair Andrew H. Braiterman is praised for being ‘an extremely rare talent’ and regularly handles complex cross-border acquisitions across a diverse range of sectors. Alan Kravitz advises on securities offerings and aircraft leaseback and sale transactions internationally. Justin Cohen and Charles Wachsstock are other notable individuals. All mentioned team members based in New York.
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Testimonials
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- Andy Braiterman is an extremely rare talent. He is very creative, practical, and deeply experienced and insightful in a wide range of different types of projects and transactions. His advice is extremely valuable and drives projects forward to a successful completion. He is also very gracious and easy to work with, for someone of his stature. In addition, Alan Kravitz is a very bright, analytically strong, and hardworking partner. Andy and Alan set the tone for a very versatile and impactful tax offering by Hughes Hubbard.
Key clients
- Sotheby’s Holdings UK and Bidfair
- Rheinmetall AG
- Mizuho Securities
- OYO
- Standard Motor Products
- ANI Pharmaceuticals
- Wipro
- Geller & Company
- Ualá
- HPS Investment Partners
- Develey Senf & Feinkost
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.
Practice head
Andrew Braiterman
Other key lawyers
Charles Wachsstock; Alan Kravitz; Justin Cohen