Moshe Spinowitz

Mr. Spinowitz has advised several multinational companies on the integration and restructur­ing of their operations following large cross-border acquisitions. He also has counseled phar­maceutical and technology companies in connection with the structuring of their intellectual property holdings, as well as a variety of companies in connection with U.S. tax reform. Mr. Spinowitz also has successfully represented several multinational corporations before IRS appeals involving intercompany financing transactions and other cross-border tax matters.

Select representations include:

• Bottomline Technologies in its pending $2.6 billion acquisition by Thomas Bravo;
• Dicerna Pharmaceuticals in its $3.3 billion acquisition by Novo Nordisk;
• Waldencast Acquisition Corp. in its pending business combination with Obagi Cosmeceuticals and Milk Makeup;
• L’Occitane International in its acquisition of Sol de Janeiro Holdings;
• AspenTech in its pending $11 billion combination with the industrial software business of Emerson Electric;
• ArQule, Inc. in its $2.7 billion acquisition by a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc.;
• Juno Therapeutics in its $9 billion acquisition by Celgene;
• Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its $1.3 billion acquisition by Ipsen S.A.;
• Gilead Sciences, Inc. in its $11.9 billion acquisition of Kite Pharma, its acquisition of Cell Design Labs for up to $567 million, and its research and development collaboration with, and equity investment in, Galapagos NV;
• Biogen Inc. in the spin-off of its hemophilia business as an independent public company called Bioverativ;
• Konecranes plc in its acquisition of Terex Corporation’s material handling and port solutions unit for $1.28 billion;
• Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in its sale of cancer treatment drugs Onivyde and generic Doxil to Ipsen S.A. for up to $1.025 billion; and
• Spectra Energy Corp in its combination with Enbridge Inc. for $28 billion.

Mr. Spinowitz has been repeatedly selected for inclusion in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. Prior to joining Skadden, he served as a law clerk to Judge Michael Boudin on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and Justice Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court.