Überblick
Timothy (Tim) S. Shuman heads the firm’s Tax Group. His practice centers on guiding multinationals through high-stakes corporate and international tax matters, such as domestic and cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, restructurings, and liquidations.
His track record includes more than a dozen spin-offs for publicly traded companies, along with several for privately held companies. He frequently serves as lead tax counsel on significant public and private M&A transactions.
Tim’s work spans the full spectrum of sophisticated tax planning for public and private multinational enterprises. In addition to third-party transactional matters, he counsels clients on post-acquisition integration and internal cross-border restructuring matters. He regularly assists clients in obtaining private letter rulings and other IRS guidance. He also counsels clients on international tax issues, including tax-efficient repatriation strategies, tax basis planning, supply chain planning, principal structures, and foreign tax credit planning.
When disputes arise, Tim represents clients before the IRS in audits and appeals, navigating issues involving worthless stock losses, foreign tax credits, and transactional matters from third-party and internal transactions. He also advises on tax issues involving private equity funds and regulated investment companies.
Referenzmandate
- Represented JAB Holding Company in its acquisition of Prosperity Life Group
- Represented Independence Pet Group in its $1.5 billion acquisition of Embrace Pet Insurance, $1.4 billion of Crum & Forster Pet Insurance Group, acquisition of a controlling interest in Pumpkin, and several other acquisitions in the pet insurance space
- Represented Keurig Dr Pepper in multiple acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures including Core, Nutrabolt, and Athletic Brewing
- Represented Chevron Corporation as special tax counsel in its announced acquisition of Noble Energy
- Represented Krispy Kreme in the sale of a majority stake in Insomnia Cookies
- Represented Coty in its disposition of a 60% stake in its professional beauty business to KKR and follow-on dispositions
- Represented Coty in its acquisition of a 20% stake in Kim Kardashian West’s beauty business
- Represented JDE Peet’s as US tax counsel in its initial public offering
- Represented JAB Holding Company in its acquisitions of Compassion-First Pet Hospitals and National Veterinary Associates
- Represented Coty in its $600 million acquisition of a 51% stake in Kylie Jenner’s cosmetics and skin business
- Represented Belden Inc. in the disposition of its Grass Valley media business
- Represented Keurig Green Mountain in its combination with Dr Pepper Snapple Group to form Keurig Dr Pepper
- Represented JAB Holding Company in a number of transactions in the food and beverage industry, including its acquisitions of Panera Bread Company, Keurig Green Mountain, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, and Einstein Noah Restaurant Group
- Represented Dover Corporation in its spin-off of its upstream oil and gas business, Apergy Corporation
- Represented CVS Health in its $69 billion acquisition of Aetna
- Represented Coty in its $12.5 billion “reverse Morris Trust” acquisition of beauty brands from Procter & Gamble
- Represented Tyco International in its merger with Johnson Controls, Inc.
- Represented a Fortune 500 health care company on post-acquisition integration of an acquired business
- Represented D.E. Master Blenders 1753 BV in its global coffee joint venture with Mondelez International
- Represented NACCO Industries, Inc. in its spin-off of Hamilton Beach Brands and Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
- Represented Belden, Inc., in its acquisition of Tripwire for $710 million
- Represented a Fortune 500 consumer products company in the restructuring of foreign holding companies
- Represented a Fortune 500 consumer products company in the structuring of internal transactions preparatory to external spin-off
Auszeichnungen
- Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2016-2025
- Chambers USA, Tax, 2020-2025
- International Tax Review, World Tax, 2023-2026
- Turnaround & Workouts, Bankruptcy Tax Specialists in the Nation’s Major Law Firms, 2022-2025
- Washingtonian, Top Lawyers, Tax, 2024
- International Tax Review, “Tax Impact Deal of the Year”, 2021
- The American Lawyer, “Dealmaker of the Week”
- Law360 Rising Star
Mitgliedschaften
- DC Bar, Tax Section, Corporate Tax Committee
Qualifikation
Education
Yale University – Yale Law School, JD, 2006
Vanderbilt University, BA, summa cum laude, with honors, and Phi Beta Kappa, 2003
Admissions
District of Columbia
