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Er ber\u0026auml;t geschlossene und offene deutsche und internationale Private-Equity- und Immobilienfonds in Steuerfragen, insbesondere auch im grenz\u0026uuml;berschreitenden Kontext, und ber\u0026auml;t Unternehmen sowie verm\u0026ouml;gende Privatpersonen und Family Offices bei der steuerlichen Optimierung und im Rahmen von finanzbeh\u0026ouml;rdlichen sowie finanzgerichtlichen Verfahren.[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Schilder hat umfangreiche Erfahrung in der Beratung von Finanzinstitutionen, Investmentfonds, einschlie\u0026szlig;lich Family Offices, und Unternehmen im Bereich erneuerbare Energien sowohl in Bezug auf steuerliche als auch nichtsteuerliche Fragen und Anforderungen.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMit mehr als 25 Jahren Erfahrung als Rechtsanwalt und Steuerberater sowie als Beamter in der Hessischen Finanzverwaltung bietet Dr. Schilder seinen Mandanten einen sehr breiten Erfahrungsschatz, der neben Beratungsexpertise auch vertiefte Kenntnisse \u0026uuml;ber die internen Prozesse der Finanzverwaltung gleicherma\u0026szlig;en umfasst wie die praktische Umsetzung von Gestaltungen und Strukturen in der steuerlichen Compliance.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVon \u003cem\u003eJUVE Handbuch Steuern, International Tax Review,\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBest Lawyers\u003c/em\u003e und \u003cem\u003eHandelsblatt\u003c/em\u003e wird Herr Dr. Schilder unter Deutschlands besten Anw\u0026auml;lten f\u0026uuml;r Steuerrecht gef\u0026uuml;hrt.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Schilder ver\u0026ouml;ffentlicht und h\u0026auml;lt regelm\u0026auml;\u0026szlig;ig Vortr\u0026auml;ge zu aktuellen Themen aus dem steuerlichen und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Marktumfeld sowie zu neuen Entwicklungen in der nationalen wie internationalen Rechtsprechung und Gesetzgebung.\u0026nbsp;Er ist als\u0026nbsp;Beirat an der Akademie der Immobilienwirtschaft (ADI) t\u0026auml;tig und spricht dort regelm\u0026auml;\u0026szlig;ig als Dozent f\u0026uuml;r Immobilien-Steuerrecht.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeine juristische Karriere begann Axel Schilder als Finanzbeamter in der Hessischen Finanzverwaltung, wo er tiefe Einblicke in die Entscheidungsprozesse der Steuerbeh\u0026ouml;rden erlangte. 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Spalding's Frankfurt office and leads the firm's German tax practice. With more than 25 years of experience, his practice focuses on transactions, including financing structures and fund structuring for the real estate, energy and infrastructure, financial services, and other industries. He advises closed-end and open-end German and international investment and private equity funds, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on domestic and cross-border tax matters and tax optimization. Axel also represents clients in proceedings before German tax authorities and courts. \nAxel has extensive experience representing financial institutions, investment funds, including family offices and companies in the renewables/hydrogen industry with their particularities with respect to both tax and non-tax issues and requirement in Germany and the European Union and serves as a strategic advisor to non-EU companies with business interest in the region.\nWith more than 25 years of experience as lawyer and tax advisor as well as tax officer with the German tax authorities, Axel not only has extensive experience in legal counselling, but also has in-depth knowledge of the internal processes of tax administration and issues related to the practical implementation of tax compliance structures.\nAxel has been recognized by JUVE Tax, International Tax Review, Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers among Germany's best tax lawyers.\nAxel has been a member of the advisory board at the Academy of the Real Estate Industry (ADI) for many years, where he also regularly lectures on real estate tax law. Partner Recommended Lawyer for Transactional Tax JUVE Tax Handbook, 2023 Notable Practitioner: General Corporate Tax and Transactional Tax ITR World Tax 2023 - 2026 Recognized as one of Germany's Best Tax Lawyers  Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2017-2025 Recognized as one of Germany's Best Real Estate Lawyers Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers, 2021-2025 \"top-class industry knowledge ... very good structuring advice\" Legal 500 Deutschland, 2018 Germany Steuerberaterkammer (Admitted 2005 - Member# A30788) Advised on the sale of the luxury hotel Europäischer Hof to a new investor. Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the sale including tax structuring of “The Westlight” in Berlin. Represent Tishman Speyer Investment Management GmbH in the EUR 200 million acquisition including the set-up of the fund and tax structuring of the office tower \"Bürohaus an der Alten Oper\" in Frankfurt. Represent Hannover Leasing in the sale including tax advice of the mixed-used real property “Colosseo” in Frankfurt to Patrizia. Represent Tishman Speyer in the acquisition of the Berlin trophy office building “Pressehaus am Alexander Platz”. Represent Barings Real Estate Advisers in the acquisition of the Berliner Volksbank headquarter at Budapester Strasse 35 from a real estate fund. Represent AEW Europe and Thor Equities JV in the EUR 200 million acquisition of 100 New Oxford Street, London including advice on fund structuring and regulatory law. Represent TRIUVA in the sale of the real estate property Frankfurt Central to a commercial real estate mandate managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Deutschland AG.","searchable_name":"Dr. Axel J. 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Her clients describe her as \"remarkable\" and \"a pleasure to work with\", and note that she \"quickly understands and orchestrates her client's case to perfection\".Andrea is an elected member of Council for the Society of Construction Law UK, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA). She is also on the faculty of the Brunel University International Arbitration Summer School and the Delos Remote Oral Advocacy Program, where she teaches oral and written advocacy. 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A partner in our Environmental practice, Cynthia advises clients in matters concerning the risk, transportation and management of chemical substances in industrial and consumer products, as well as environmental, health and safety issues arising in transactional or energy project matters.\nWith scientific training and experience as a project manager and environmental engineer, Cynthia brings a unique perspective to her client work on environmental issues. She represents companies in environmentally sensitive industries with administrative proceedings, litigation and transactions involving environmental law.\nCynthia frequently advises manufacturers and related companies on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Hazardous Materials Regulations, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and similar state and non-U.S. regulatory regimes concerning the risk, transportation and management of chemical substances throughout the supply chain.\nCynthia also assists project proponents, investors and lenders in navigating EHS issues in transactions or the project authorization process, particularly concerning the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act and other NEPA-related statutes.\nDrawing on her background, Cynthia also helps clients to address complex scientific issues in litigation and administrative matters concerning risk assessment for, and exposure to, a range of hazardous substances, including polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS), metals, criteria pollutants, solvents, radioactive materials, and chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons.\nCynthia has been named a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer by Super Lawyers magazine, and also has been cited by Legal 500 for her work on environmental transactional and regulatory matters. Cynthia AM Stroman Partner Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer Super Lawyers Environmental Transactional Legal 500 Cornell University Cornell Law School University of Michigan University of Michigan Law School District of Columbia Maryland Texas American Bar Association District of Columbia Bar Association State Bar of Texas (Environmental \u0026amp; Natural Resources Section) Maryland State Bar Association Law Clerk, Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Assisting product manufacturers and importers with TSCA compliance and enforcement matters, including Section 6 risk evaluations under the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. 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Fradyn has more 20 years of experience representing stakeholders in connection with complex finance transactions and restructurings and other investments in the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Her practice is mostly focused on project finance, with a concentration in development banks, infrastructure and energy. She has extensive experience working with both lenders and sponsor groups and regularly serves as finance counsel to various energy and infrastructure companies with investments in the United States and Latin America.\nFradyn is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Cuban American Bar Association, and the Hispanic National Bar Association. She is consistently recognized by Chambers, The Legal 500, Latinvex, and other leading directories for her extensive finance experience. 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Advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Telemóvil El Salvador, S.A. de C.V. in connection with a five-year, $100 million term loan facility. Advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. in connection with a five-year, $100 million term loan facility. Advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. in connection with a bridge loan facility with a syndicate of commercial banks. Advised Millicom International Cellular S.A. and Millicom Cable Costa Rica, S.A., in connection with a 5-year, $125 million multi-currency term loan facility with a syndicate of five commercial banks. Advised a leading cable and wireless services provider in Panama in connection with a 5-year $110 million financing. Advised J.F. Lehman \u0026amp; Company, a leading middle-market private equity firm focused exclusively on the aerospace, defense, maritime, government and environmental sectors, in the acquisition of CTS Engines, LLC and CTS Testing, LLC. 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