Richard Lipton

Practice Areas

Richard Lipton advises US and multinational clients on tax planning for corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, and has handled numerous engagements in structuring partnership and real estate transactions. In additional to representing large corporations in complex partnership transactions, Richard has served as an expert witness on matters concerning partnerships and partnership taxation. He also provides tax advice to several professional sports franchises.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association - Member, Board of Governors

American Bar Association, Tax Section - Member of Council

American College of Tax Counsel - Fellow; Former Chair

Chicago Bar Association - Former Chair, Federal Tax Committee

Publications

Treatises

• Co-author (with Paul Carman, Charles Fassler, and Walter D. Schwidetzky), Partnership Taxation, 2006

• Co-author (with David Evaul and Todd Wallace), Passive Activity Losses,1995

Articles

• Co-author, "Liberty Global and the Importance of the Administrative Procedure Act," 137 JTAX 32, October 2022

• Co-author, "Sixth Circuit Disagrees with Hewitt Concerning Application of APA in Oakbrook Land Holdings," 137 JTAX 9, July 2022

• Co-author, “The Wyden Draft Partnership Proposals: Not Much Good But Lots of Bad and Ugly,” 135 JTAX 18, December 2021

• Co-author, “Sixth Circuit Disagrees with Hewitt Concerning Application of APA in Oakbrook Land Holdings,” 137 JTAX 9, July 2022

Expert in these Jurisdictions

USA

Languages Spoken

English

Education