Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz‘s transactional tax team in New York ably services the firm’s M&A practice, advising on the tax aspects of M&A, spin-offs, joint ventures, financings, and restructurings. The group has considerable experience handling major mandates, recently assisting Adobe with its $20bn acquisition of venture-backed product design company Figma as well as Michael Jordan in relation to the sale of his majority stake in NBA team the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by private equity executives. Jodi Schwartz’s broad expertise covers M&A transactions, joint ventures, spin-offs, and financial instruments. Deborah Paul has notable experience in strategic acquisitions and private equity buyouts, while T Eiko Stange advises clients in the telecoms, tech, pharma, banking and financial services, media, real estate, and retail sectors, among others. Joshua Holmes, Tijana Dvornic, and Rachel Reisberg also play key roles in the team.