Education
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New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1987
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Columbia Law School, J.D., 1981
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Columbia University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978
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Richard Andersen has more than two decades of experience in domestic and international transactional tax matters. His knowledge of both tax and international law enable him to counsel U.S. and international clients on a wide variety of tax and finance issues.
Mr. Andersen has extensive experience representing clients in domestic and international corporate reorganizations; acquisitions and divestitures; joint ventures and technology transfers; commercial, asset-based, and structured finance; securities offerings and other corporate finance transactions; project financings and privatizations; and private equity and investment funds. In addition, Mr. Andersen regularly counsels clients with regards to general corporate, partnership, financial products and international tax matters.
He assists clients with structuring advice, delivery of opinions, and negotiation of tax-related documentary provisions relating to organization, mergers, stock and asset purchases, spin-offs, and joint ventures involving both public and private U.S. and foreign corporations. Mr. Andersen also counsels organizations on tax-efficient structured financings for sponsors and equity participants. For private investment partnerships and other pooled investment vehicles, he advises on tax issues associated with their formation, operation, funding, and dispositions.
For clients with international operations, Mr. Andersen provides advice on U.S. and foreign tax aspects of real estate acquisitions and dispositions, “greenfield” business operations, corporate mergers and acquisitions, and international infrastructure projects, including structuring development vehicles and financing arrangements, U.S. and foreign withholding tax issues relating to cross-border cash flows, and tax-efficient investor exit mechanisms.
Mr.Andersen teaches international tax law in the Graduate Tax Program of New York University School of Law. He is fluent in French and German.
Professional Affiliations:
International Fiscal Association
American Bar Association
New York State Bar Association
Advisory Board, Journal of International Taxation, RIA Group/WGL
Advisory Board, Tax Management, BNA
Advisory Board, WorldTrade Executive
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