Robert D. Simon

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Shareholder

  Firm Name

  Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Experience: Acquisitions Experience: Represented Jarden Corporation in its approximately $1.8 billion acquisition of Yankee C
  le Company, the leading scented-c
  le maker which owns
  operates more than 560 retail stores in the U.S.
  Canada
  sells its products in over 35,000 retail locations.
  Acted as U.S. tax counsel to a Canadian gold mining company on its multi-billion dollar acquisition of an Australian mining company with Latin American operations.
  Provided tax advice to a Canadian gold mining company in connection with its acquisition by,
  amalgamation with, a competitor in a transaction valued at over $10 billion.
  Assisted in the acquisition by a UK-based hotel company of all of the stock of a U.S. hotel company (from a foreign seller) in a transaction valued at approximately $700 million.
  Advised a major telecommunications corporation on its acquisition of a UK-based internet service company.
  Advised a significant coal
  natural gas company on the disposition of certain of its historic coal assets.
  Advised a major Canadian-based copper mining company in connection with its acquisition by a European company.
  Assisted in the representation of an Argentine based oil
  gas company in connection with its acquisition of a U.S. energy company with international operations.
  Advised a German auto parts company on its acquisition of stock of a U.S.-based company
  the subsequent restructuring of its U.S. operations.
  Advised on the tax aspects of a joint venture between a U.S.-based telecommunications company
  a European based telecommunications company,
  on the initial public offering by the combined company.
  Assisted in the representation of a major Canadian gold mining company (with worldwide operations) in connection with its tender offer for the stock of a competitor in a combination valued at approximately $26 billion.
  Assisted in the representation of a U.S.-based media company on the exchange of its interest in a Japanese company for stock in another Japanese company.
  Assisted in the representation of a U.S. media company on its exchange of stock in a wholly owned subsidiary for stock in an Australian company in a transaction valued at several billion dollars.
  Provided tax advice to Metallica Resources on its three way merger with New Gold
  Peak Resources. The transaction was structured as a reorganization for U.S. tax purposes.
  Provided tax advice to Silvercorp Metals Inc. on its unsolicited tender offer for Klondex Mines Ltd. The transaction was structured as a reorganization for U.S. tax purposes.
  Provided tax advice to a major U.S. based media company in connection with its investment in an Australian company, which was then contemplating a domestication.
  Provided tax advice in connection with the sale by a UK-based private equity firm of all of its stock in an international ceramics company in a transaction valued at 100 million.
  Provided tax advice in connection with the bankruptcy reorganization of a former subsidiary of Global Crossing.
  Assisted in the representation of an investment banking subsidiary in connection with its spin-off by a major retailer in what was reported to be one of the largest spin off transactions in U.S. history.
  REIT Experience: Acted as U.S. International Tax Counsel to REITs (on U.S.
  non-U.S. Investments).
  Acted as U.S. Tax Counsel to sovereign wealth funds in connection with their investment in private REITs.
  Structured numerous private REITs, primarily in connection with investments by non-U.S. persons.
  Spin-offs: Provided tax advice in connection with the spin-off by a major media company of its international operations in a multibillion dollar transaction.
  Advised a major resource company on the spin-off of a portion of its assets.
  Advised a global telecommunications company on a spin-off of a Japanese subsidiary
  its subsequent combination with a public company.
  Certain of the representations listed above were h
  led by Mr. Simon prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
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