Two Freshfields tax partners face criminal probe in Maple Bank fallout
Two tax partners at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are under an investigation for their role in “cum-ex” transactions. The criminal investigation into the two unnamed partners relates to their alleged involvement in the advice given to the now-defunct Maple Bank. The bank’s liquidators, CMS Hasch Sigle sued Freshfields in Frankfurt for its advice on so-called ‘cum-ex’-deals. […]