Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP announced today that Joseph N. Soltis has joined the firm’s tax practice as Partner, based in New York. Soltis joins Freshfields from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, LLP in New York.
Mr. Soltis’s practice focuses on transactional matters, including public and private M&A, as well as capital markets, spin-offs, joint ventures and restructurings, supporting the firm’s expanding US corporate team.
“Joseph is a great addition to our tax team, who will deepen our transactional tax bench with his broad experience,” said tax partner Claude Stansbury. “His practice fits nicely with our established tax group and with our fast-growing US corporate and transactional practices.”
Mr. Soltis’s experience includes advising a broad range of US and international corporations and partnerships, as well as private equity investors. His notable representations include:
-Portico Holdings LLC on the sale of its business to Cowan, Inc.
-MacAndrews & Forbes in connection with the pre-packaged Chapter 11 reorganization of Deluxe Entertainment
-Apax Partners on its joint venture with Accenture and the subsequent IPO of Duck Creek Technologies, Inc.
-Wilshire Associates on its acquisition by CC Capital and Motive Partners
-Permira Funds on its acquisition and subsequent disposition of Duff & Phelps
-H-illenbrand, Inc. on its acquisition of Milacron Holdings Corp.
-Exact Sciences Corporation on its acquisition of Genomic Health, Inc.
-21st Century Fox on its spin-off of Fox Corporation and sale to Disney
-Sealed Air on its disposition of its Diversey cleaning and chemicals business to Bain Capital
-Windstream Holdings, Inc. on its spin-off of Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. an independent publicly traded REIT, and its subsequent debt-for-equity exchanges with respect to its remaining stake in CS&L
-Spotify Technologies S.A. on its acquisition of Gimlet Media, Inc., Bill Simmons Media Group LLC, and other podcast technology and content companies
-Various SPAC sponsors in connection with the formation and initial public offering of SPACs and subsequent business combinations
“A strong tax team is critical to delivering the high-quality advice our clients need and expect for their M&A and other strategic transactions. Joseph’s knowledge and experience complement our existing US capabilities and build on our trajectory of growth. We are pleased to welcome him to the firm,” said US Managing Partner Sarah K. Solum.
“I am excited to be a part of the incredibly talented team of lawyers and professionals at Freshfields. I look forward to contributing my skills and experience to help our clients and collaborating with my colleagues in their transactional work,” said Mr. Soltis.
Source: www.freshfields.us
