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Tax Notes International and Tax Notes FederalOctober 17, 2022
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Steven M. Cunningham Jr., Patrick P. Dinardo, Richard L. Jones, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Eric J. Rietveld, Ryan M. Rosenblatt, Douglas S. Stransky, Erika L. Todd, Ryan C. Tompkins, Shu Wei, Amy A. ZuccarelloNew England Super Lawyers MagazineOctober 11, 2022
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Press ReleaseAugust 31, 2022
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Press ReleaseAugust 18, 2022
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USA TODAYJuly 31, 2022
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Global Legal InsightsJuly 27, 2022
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Massachusetts Lawyers WeeklyJuly 26, 2022
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Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Susan M. Barnard, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, Christopher C. Curtis, Patrick P. Dinardo, Judith G.H. Edington, Angela Gomes, Lewis J. Greenwald, Brian E. Hammell, William C. Hanson, John Hunt, Richard L. Jones, Jeffrey M. Karp, Scott L. Kaufman, Karen J. Kepler, David M. Leahy, Natalie S. Lederman, David C. Mahaffey, David J. Nagle, Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Avinash R. Rao, Nicole Rives, Daniel P. Ryan, Jennifer R. Schultz, Lewis N. Segall, Gerry Silver, Jordan Smith, Laura Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Matthew J. Van Wormer, Natasha N. Varyani, Adam N. WeisenbergPress ReleaseJune 8, 2022
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Tax Notes InternationalMarch 21, 2022
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Tax Notes InternationalJanuary 31, 2022
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Press ReleaseNovember 19, 2021
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RTE Radio 1October 7, 2021
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Three Tax Partners Also RecognizedPress ReleaseSeptember 28, 2021
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Global Legal InsightsAugust 5, 2021
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Tax NotesJuly 13, 2021
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The Irish TimesJune 21, 2021
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Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, Patrick P. Dinardo, Oded Har-Even, John Hunt, Richard L. Jones, Jeffrey M. Karp, Scott L. Kaufman, Karen J. Kepler, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Louis A. Monti, Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Domenick Pugliese, Nicole Rives, Daniel P. Ryan, Jennifer R. Schultz, Lewis N. Segall, Gerry Silver, Laura Steinberg, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Matthew J. Van WormerPress ReleaseJune 9, 2021
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Press ReleaseFebruary 12, 2021
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International Tax ReviewNovember 5, 2020
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Press ReleaseSeptember 22, 2020
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Financier WorldwideAugust 24, 2020
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Roy C. Andersen, Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, David E. Danovitch, Angela Gomes, David A. Guadagnoli, Brian E. Hammell, John Hunt, Thomas G. Huszar, Richard L. Jones, Jeffrey M. Karp, Scott L. Kaufman, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Nicholas M. O'Donnell, Ameek Ashok Ponda, John H. Riley, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Gerry Silver, Laura Steinberg, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Matthew J. Van WormerPress ReleaseJune 10, 2020
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Sullivan Press ReleaseSeptember 18, 2019
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Benjamin J. Armour, Victor N. Baltera, Howard E. Berkenblit, Ashley H. Brooks, John L. Chilton, Nicole M. Crum, William J. Curry, Christopher C. Curtis, Judith G.H. Edington, John W. Gahan III, Lindsey A. Getz, David A. Guadagnoli, Brian E. Hammell, John Hunt, Richard L. Jones, Jeffrey M. Karp, Scott L. Kaufman, Karen J. Kepler, Caroline A. Kupiec, David M. Leahy, David C. Mahaffey, Louis A. Monti, David J. Nagle, Ameek Ashok Ponda, Avinash R. Rao, Nicole Rives, Daniel P. Ryan, Lewis N. Segall, Amy E. Sheridan, Gerry Silver, Laura Steinberg, John M. Steiner, Douglas S. Stransky, Joel S. Telpner, Matthew J. Van Wormer, Adam N. Weisenberg, Carol G. WolffSullivan Press ReleaseMay 30, 2019
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Press ReleaseApril 23, 2019
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Tax Notes TodaySeptember 14, 2018
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International Tax ReviewSeptember 12, 2018
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Press ReleaseSeptember 5, 2018
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Lexis Practice AdvisorAugust 20, 2018
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Lexis Practice AdvisorAugust 20, 2018
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TP WeekAugust 9, 2018
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International Tax ReviewAugust 3, 2018
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Press ReleaseMay 3, 2018
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International Tax ReviewApril 30, 2018
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ILTV Israel DailyMarch 20, 2018
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National JournalFebruary 25, 2018
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International Tax ReviewFebruary 19, 2018
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The Times of IsraelJanuary 25, 2018
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Bloomberg LawJanuary 5, 2018
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Thomson Reuters CheckpointJanuary 1, 2018
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Daily Tax ReportDecember 19, 2017
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Worldwide Tax DailyDecember 12, 2017
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Times of IsraelDecember 3, 2017
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The Times of IsraelNovember 12, 2017
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International Tax ReviewOctober 23, 2017
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International Tax ReviewOctober 23, 2017
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Worldwide Tax DailyOctober 2, 2017
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The Best Lawyers in America 2018®August 15, 2017
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July 27, 2017
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TP WeekJuly 24, 2017
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TP WeekJune 27, 2017
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fDi IntelligenceJune 15, 2017
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Multinational Tax & Transfer Pricing NewsApril 26, 2017
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March 9, 2017
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Law360February 23, 2017
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International Tax ReviewJanuary 19, 2017
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Worldwide Tax DailyJanuary 12, 2017
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March 11, 2021
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June 11, 2020
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February 27, 2020
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October 23, 2019
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June 13, 2019
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May 9, 2019
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March 26, 2019
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November 15, 2018
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September 20, 2018
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5.14.18 (New York) and 5.15.18 (Boston)
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March 22, 2018
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January 31, 2018
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October 31, 2017
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May 16, 2017
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March 30, 2017
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January 3, 2017 (12:45 - 4:00 pm)
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October 20, 2016
The increasing global footprint of today’s public and private enterprises and individuals, in an era of unprecedented tax changes driven by digital innovation and governmental skepticism of traditional tax planning strategies, demands an agile and multifaceted international tax expertise. Sullivan’s international tax attorneys have deep experience in managing the complex interplay between and among U.S. tax rules, non-U.S. tax rules and double-taxation treaties, and in developing practical tax-risk mitigation strategies for businesses engaging in cross-border transactions and operations.
Sullivan has one of the largest international tax practices in the Northeast. From our own specialists to leveraging our closely monitored global network of foreign tax firms and advisors, we are well-positioned to assist clients with their worldwide tax needs. We have the experience and expertise to act as a single point of contact for in-house tax departments and coordinate tax advice from multiple jurisdictions, all to ensure that inconsistencies between jurisdictions are resolved early and that important issues are not neglected.
Our annual Worldwide Tax Update and client alerts keep our clients up to date on important international tax developments. Our lawyers are frequent speakers at industry events and have been recognized in Chambers, Best Lawyers in America®, The Legal 500 U.S. and other guides to top-ranking law firms and tax practitioners.
Our tax specialists have extensive experience in strategic tax planning and implementation for a wide range of international business activities and taxes, including:
- Cross-border M&A transactions, financings, licensing arrangements, and joint ventures
- Tax-efficient structuring and restructuring of multinational businesses, including to address BEPS and MLI initiatives
- Worldwide effective tax rate minimization, tax attribute utilization planning, tax-efficient intellectual property and value chain management
- Cross-border REIT matters and other types of real estate funds/investments
- Advising sovereign wealth funds, foreign governmental pension plans and other foreign governments as to their U.S. investments, including real estate investments
- Structuring for private equity and other alternative investment funds
- Planning for fintech and crypto businesses and investments
- Multijurisdictional lending and distressed debt transactions
- International trust and estate counseling for high-net-worth families, corporate executives and investment managers, including pre-U.S. residency tax planning and succession and exit planning for owners of privately held businesses
- Global compensation and mobile workforce planning
- Tax reporting and compliance, including assistance with FATCA, FBAR, ASC 740 documentation, DAC 6, E.U. Mandatory Disclosure Regime, country-by-country and other tax reporting requirements
- Global tax controversy, litigation, voluntary disclosures related to offshore activities, and private letter rulings
Representative Client Work
- Led a worldwide team of attorneys and other advisors to restructure foreign operations in 20 countries for a $2 billion public manufacturing company
- Represented multiple credit fund managers in developing and documenting an approach to managing their effectively connected income exposure; structured multiple credit, distressed debt and infrastructure credit funds to mitigate U.S. net income taxation for multiple classes of investors
- Advised on set up of investment management companies for private equity, venture capital, and hedge fund managers, including providing advice on structuring seed investments, incentive fee arrangements, carried interest, and related estate tax planning matters
- Counseled U.S. and non-U.S. clients on structuring cross-border real estate investments ranging from $10 million to $10 billion
- Advised numerous biotech and technology companies on cross-border withholding taxes, anti-deferral/controlled foreign corporation rules, cost sharing agreements, and transfer pricing issues in connection with their worldwide operations
- Represented Irish sponsors in the structuring and formation of private, externally advised, blind pool U.S. REITs to raise capital in Ireland and invest in U.S. commercial real estate
- Provided international tax and legal advice related to the running of the inaugural European Games held in June 2015 in Baku, the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Olympic bid by Los Angeles
- Converted several public C corporations to REITs, including thorough reviews of the company’s worldwide operations and assets and various structuring strategies as well as tax and securities advice related to the possible implementation of these strategies, in particular obtaining private letter rulings from the Internal Revenue Service in connection with the proposed REIT conversion
- Advised a U.S.-based public multinational designer, producer, and marketer of a wide range of mechanical power transmission products in the transfer of its U.K. group to a Netherlands holding company, and later advised the same company in its $80 million acquisition of a Danish group, including the design of the financing strategy
- Designed a tax-favored international financing strategy involving hybrid debt and then advised on the cross-border tax planning for a public Finnish company in the minerals and metal processing business on its stock acquisition of a U.S. company
- Represented a $400 million publicly traded multinational company that designs, manufactures, and distributes valves and related products in the restructuring of its energy products segment through the formation of a Luxembourg holding company and a series of internally leveraged transactions using hybrid instruments
- Represented a large group of private investors in obtaining private letter rulings going back decades and related to various U.S. tax issues of their foreign investments
- Performed a global tax risk study for a large private equity group with the focus on workforce related issues, changes in tax nexus rules in multiple jurisdictions, developments related to challenges of hybrid debt/equity structures, and holding companies located in low-taxed jurisdictions
- U.S. tax counsel to the first pure-play U.S. office REIT to be listed in Asia for its Singapore IPO, initial and subsequent investments, and ongoing U.S. tax compliance matters, including critical global restructuring in response to the shifting U.S. tax landscape
- Assisted numerous startups and established players in the FinTech sector to provide cross-border tax advice on the implementation of blockchain.