Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton fields a team which operates across the US and worldwide, advising on a broad range of non-contentious tax issues, including prestige M&A, investment fund structuring, and bankruptcies. The department has broad sector expertise, acting for multinational companies, private equity firms, and governments across the tech, industrial, and retail sectors, among others. Practice head Meyer Fedida is particularly adept in multijurisdictional M&A and private equity issues. Fedida is based in New York, where other key team members include Jason Factor, who is a key name for M&A and private funds liquidity, William McRae, a contact of multiple sovereign wealth funds, and Susanna Parker, whose particular specialism is the private equity sector. Maureen Linch, of the San Francisco office, covers transactional, structuring, and advisory tax matters, and has recent experience in the cryptocurrency sector. Swift Edgar joined the New York office in January 2024 from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, bringing further expertise in tax matters relating to corporate and capital markets transactions. Victoria Ju in New York is a name to note.
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Kernmandanten
- Synopsys, Inc.
- Genesis
- OCI N.V.
- American Express
- Samarco Mineração S.A.
- The Walt Disney Company
- Tempur Sealy International Inc.
- TPG
- KKR
- Mexico Infrastructure Partners
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised Synopsys, Inc. (Synopsys) in its pending $35 billion acquisition of Ansys, related $16 billion financing, and related business sales (of more than $3 billion).
- Advised Genesis Global Capital LLC and certain of its affiliates in the tax issues related to securing a landmark decision from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
- Advised The Walt Disney Company in the pending $8.5 billion merger of Star India with Viacom18 to form a new joint venture with Reliance.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Meyer Fedida
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
James Peaslee; Jason Factor; William McRae; Susanna Parker; Maureen Linch