Robert Christoffel is a tax attorney who advises clients on U.S. domestic and cross-border transactional as well as international tax matters. Public and private companies and private equity funds look to him to structure and negotiate taxable and tax-free corporate mergers and acquisitions (share and asset deals), reorganizations (including spinoffs), dispositions of ongoing business enterprises, and investments into domestic and foreign portfolio companies. He also negotiates and drafts tax provisions connected with transactions involving membership interest purchases, joint ventures, and formations of partnerships and limited liability companies.
In addition, he frequently counsels clients on tax issues involved in:
- Public offerings of debt and equity securities.
- Credit and financing transactions.
- Structuring and managing the closing of investment funds.
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In addition to his tax work related to major business deals, Robert regularly advises companies on tax issues and regulatory compliance obligations affecting their day-to-day operations, such as:
- Structuring operations and intercompany transactions of multinational companies in a tax-efficient manner.
- Assisting with IRS and foreign tax authority audits, including transfer pricing audits, and tax-related litigation.
- Monitoring and assessing recent developments in U.S. and global tax reforms, including OECD Pillar I and II efforts and digital taxes.
His work advising multinational companies on international and foreign tax issues, such as business and supply chain tax planning matters, is shaped by his experience working at international law firms, both in the United States and Germany. Robert also is a fully qualified German lawyer, having passed both German bar exams.
Robert works with a wide range of clients, but has particular experience advising companies in the technology, media, energy and consumer goods industries.