Tax
We advise Fortune 50 financial, energy, hi-tech,pharmaceutical, industrial and other companies on therange of U.S. federal income tax issues involved in theplanning and executing of complex, high-valuetransactions, both domestic and international, including:mergers and acquisitions;dispositions;joint ventures;financings, including Islamic finance;
restructurings; andinvestment fund formations.
We also assist companies in managing the tax aspects ofemployee benefits and executive compensation related
to business transactions and post-transaction integration.
Our tax advice and solutions are informed by high-levelgovernment experience and relationships. Former senior
government officials are part of our tax team, andcurrent senior staffers at both the U.S. Treasury and theInternal Revenue Service are Tax practice alumni.
Beyond advice, we partner with clients to develop
innovative, practical solutions to complex tax
challenges. Working with our Corporate Governance,Finance and Real Estate teams as needed, we ensure that alllegal services necessary to successfully close a transaction
or resolve a tax controversy are brought to bear.
Our team helps companies resolve tax controversies asfavorably as possible, whether through examinations,administrative appeals, trial or alternative dispute resolution(ADR). In the process, we assist companies in managing
critical privilege and discovery needs related to cases in theU.S. Tax Court, the Court of Federal Claims and federal
district courts, as well as with appeals from these courts.
Tax-Exempt Organizations
Our Tax team also helps nonprofit, tax-exempt
organizations, including private foundations, withcompliance with all applicable federal, state and local tax

Capability
Lawyers
Abraham N.M. Shashy, Jr.
(Hap)
Washington, D.C.

Aurelia de Viry
Paris

Dr. Axel J. Schilder
Frankfurt

Recognition
Wayne Pressgrove Ranked
Band 3 Tax in Georgia
CHAMBERS USA, 2024

Hap Shashy Ranked Band 3
Tax in District of Columbia
CHAMBERS USA, 2024

Band 3 Tax in Georgia
CHAMBERS USA, 2024

Mitch Tiras Ranked Band 4
Tax in Texas
CHAMBERS USA, 2024

laws. These include laws related to private foundation rules,
unrelated-business taxable income, lobbying and politicalactivities, and intermediate sanctions.
We regularly help new nonprofits form and obtain exempt
status, and existing organizations to execute mergers, jointventures, partnerships, and for-profit subsidiaries and otherbusiness ventures.
Directors and managers of nonprofits must master fiduciary
duties, corporate governance, management of endowments,
development of gift policies and compliance with charitable
solicitation requirements. In addition to advising on thesematters, we draw from cross-firm corporate resources toassist with the drafting and revision of bylaws and othergoverning documents, affiliation agreements, fiscal
sponsorship arrangements and gift agreements.

Cases & Deals
May 14, 2024
King & Spalding represents Cyrus One in a $1.175 billion
asset-backed securities offering
September 5, 2023
King & Spalding Acts For SERMA on Acquisition ofMicrotech Laboratories
August 1, 2023
Mativ Holdings Announces Proposed Sale of its
Engineered Papers Business for $620 Million
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Insights
CLIENT ALERT
September 5, 2024
Financing for the Future Act Take Two - At a Snail's Pace
Towards the Energy Transition
ARTICLE
August 7, 2024
Tax Leadership Vacuum in Justice Department Must
Come to an End
CLIENT ALERTJuly 5, 2024
ZATCA Amends the Real Estate Transactions Tax(“RETT”) Implementing Regulations
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EventsSPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
June 11, 2024

Axel Schilder and Martin Wolff to Speak at 10th TaxSummit
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTMay 30, 2024
Peter Hsiao to Speak at the Sustainable Aviation Futures
webinar
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT
June 19, 2023
Axel Schilder, Martin Wolff to Speak at 9th Tax Summit
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NewsRECOGNITION
August 1, 2024
The Leaders League Ranks King & Spalding Practices
Among the Leaders in France
IN THE NEWS
July 9, 2024
Martin Wolff and Andreas Böhme discuss how the current
German legal framework does not do enough toincentivise institutional investors to invest in renewableenergyIN THE NEWS
June 10, 2024
David Ridenour, Nika Silva, Yoojin Lee, Sam Choy, John
Green, Jonathan Talansky, Sue Moon, Brian Ashin andKim Cagle advise Cyrus One on its $1.175B asset-backed
securities offering
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