THE FREEMAN LAW
INTERNATIONAL TAX SYMPOSIUM

Join leading tax experts from across the globe, as we discuss tax trends that are reshaping international taxation

October 20th & 21st, 2022

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Who we are What we do Why Freeman

Speaking truth to power.
Giving power to truth.

  • Freeman served as legal counsel to a private equity firm in a $345 million transaction and in the acquisition of a target company, involving securing the release of a tax lien exceeding $100 million.
  • Freeman's International Tax Department served as tax counsel and advised a public Mexican company on the sale of its U.S. subsidiaries to a U.S. public company in a $293 million transaction.
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

Complexity, Simplified.

  • Freeman was recognized as a "Tier 1" Law Firm by U.S. News and World Reports.
  • We have represented taxpayers across six continents and more than 35 countries, advising on tax treaties, transactions, and litigation.
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

Clarity in an Unclear World.

  • Freeman served as lead defense counsel for a client facing federal charges for allegedly hacking Microsoft and EA Sports company servers and obtaining more than $20 million of virtual currency, allegedly laundered through Russian and Chinese secondary markets. Freeman's client received no time.Read More
  • Freeman represented multiple clients in complex white-collar litigation against the Department of Justice and million-dollar-plus monetary penalty assessments. We obtained the removal of a judgment against our individual client and a 97% reduction of the penalty for our remaining entity clients.Read More
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

We Try Cases. We Win Cases.

  • Freeman represented an individual client and obtained a discharge of a $17,000,000-plus tax liability.
  • Freeman successfully defended a U.S. congressman in a multi-million-dollar business dispute against a two-star general, obtaining a favorable verdict.
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

When Numbers Count.

  • Freeman has been recognized as a "Tier 1" Law Firm by U.S. News and World Reports.
  • We have represented taxpayers across six continents and more than 35 countries, advising on tax treaties, transactions, and litigation.
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

Move Forward.

  • In 2022, Freeman litigated the Employer Mandate in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and challenged the FAST Act's passport provisions in both the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. Tax Court.
  • Freeman represented multiple corporate clients, including a Curacao corporation and Guatemalan SA, in a Type D. international corporate reorganization involving the liquidation of a U.S. Real Property Holding Company that successfully avoided FIRPTA taxation.
Who we are What we do Why Freeman

When the Stakes are High and the Issues are Complex.

A Texas-based law firm with international reach. We have represented clients across six continents and more than 35 countries, advising on tax treaties, transactions, and litigation—serving as trial lawyers, tax attorneys, and trusted counsel.

U.S. News and World Reports has recognized Freeman as a “Tier 1” law firm. Our ranks include attorneys who have been named to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Lawyers in America list, recognized by Chambers & Partners as among the leading attorneys in the United States, and recognized as the “Leading Tax Controversy Litigation Attorney of the Year” for the State of Texas.

Different, By Design.

Our firm was established with a singular vision: To be exceptional. To provide world-class legal counsel; to foster justice; to think differently—to innovate and cultivate divergent legal thinking and discerning judgment. And to turn vision into reality.

  • We Try Cases. We Win Cases. Freeman is a sophisticated trial boutique, hyper-focused on our clients’ litigation interests. We are committed to delivering world-class counsel in the courtroom through bold, tactical, state-of-the-art approaches to litigation.
  • We Provide Clarity in an Unclear World. We make the complex clear, bringing the issues and facts into focus with perspective and clarity – helping our clients meet the challenges of tomorrow, today. Our attorneys bring big-firm talent and backgrounds, think-tank intellect, and analytical precision.
  • We Get Results. Our attorneys bring intensity and focus to every client, a standard of excellence, and a will to win. We pledge to be ready for the moments that matter – because the right move at the right time can make all the difference.

What We Do

In more than 100 cases against the IRS in the United States Tax Court, we have decreased the tax owed by our clients by more than 80%. We have recovered millions against Fortune 50 companies and the Department of Justice in complex civil litigation.

Why Freeman?

In a word: Results. From the boardroom to the courtroom, we deliver. We bring international reach with touch and attention.

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