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