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Robert Cassanos

Robert Cassanos

USA 2026

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USA

Practice Areas

Tax partner. Has extensive experience in all aspects of cross-border taxation and provides counsel on various transactions including public and private M&A, leveraged buyouts, cross-border acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, fund formations (hedge funds, private equity funds and hybrid funds), infrastructure funds, real estate and REITs.

Career

Joined 1981; became partner 1988. Chair, New York State Bar Associate Tax Section. Author of “A Tax Issue Checklist for REITs Grappling With The Pandemic,” Law360, April 2020; “Select Issues for Structuring Qualified Opportunity Funds,” June 2019.

Personal

JD, Rutgers University, 1981; AB, Cornell University, 1974.

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Robert Cassanos wins praise from clients and peers alike for his significant experience in complex tax issues. He regularly handles sophisticated real estate transactions.

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