Richard Robins has been with the firm since 1977 and became a Principal of the firm in 1985. He is Chairman of the firm’s Transactional Department and President and Chief Operating Officer of the firm.

Areas of Specialization: General corporate and business with emphasis in taxation. Substantial experience in litigation related to business and tax matters.

• Major tax, real estate and corporate transactions
  
  
• Business split ups – both voluntary and contested
  
  
• Start ups, internet companies, private offerings, mergers & acquisitions, sales of businesses
  
  
• Purchase, sale, leasing and finance of commercial, industrial and residential properties
  
  
• General and limited partnerships, limited liability companies and limited liability partnerships
  
  
• Extensive litigation experience related to tax, trade secrets, accounting malpractice, whistleblower claims, real estate and lease matters, insurance matters, and employment claims

Education:

University of California, Los Angeles - '72 - B.A. Cum Laude
University of California, Berkeley - '77 - (Boalt Hall Law School Industrial Relations Law Journal, Order of the Coif)