Lawyer Overview

Rob Burke is a member and former chair of the Tax Practice Group and a member of the Fund Formation Practice Group. He joined the firm in 1980. 

Practice

Mr. Burke's practice concentrates on the taxation of partnerships and limited liability companies engaged in investment activities (including real estate, venture capital and “hedge fund” activities) and business operations, as well as on corporate restructurings, acquisitions and dispositions.

Professional Activities

Mr. Burke is a member of the American Bar Association's Section on Taxation and serves on its Committee on Partnerships and Subcommittee on Partnership Allocations. He is also a past member of the Subcommittee on Partnerships with Tax-Exempt Partners. Mr. Burke has taught numerous courses on taxation of venture capital funds and real estate transactions, including courses for the Practicing Law Institute, the Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education program and the Institute for International Research. He is a past co-chairperson of the seminar Private Equity Tax Practices, sponsored by the Institute for International Research, and has been a guest lecturer at the MIT Center for Real Estate.

Honors and Awards

• Recognized for his exceptional standing in the legal community in the area of tax law in the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
• Named a "New England Super Lawyer" (formerly "Massachusetts Super Lawyer") in the 2004, 2005 and 2009 issues of Boston Magazine

Areas of Practice

• Tax
• Corporate and Transactional
• Distressed Real Estate Solutions
• International
• Fund Formation

Representative Cases

• Chambers USA: Tax 2006

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Joint Ventures, Public Finance, Real Estate Law, Reorganizations & Restructuring, Taxation Law, Venture Capital, Workouts

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts

Education

• Boston University School of Law, 1984
  LLM
• Cornell University Law School, 1980
  JD
  Honors: magna cum laude
• Williams College, 1976
  BA
  Honors: magna cum laude

Published Works

• IRS Proposes Rules on Treatment of Partnership Interests Issued for Services, 2005
• Tax Bulletin, 1999
• Tax Bulletin, 1999
• Tax Bulletin, 1998
• Tax Bulletin, 1997
• Tax Bulletin, 1996

Address

60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109

Phones

+1 617 526 6470 (Business Phone)

Faxes

+1 617 526 5000 (Business Fax)

Emails

Contact Us (Business Email)

Websites

www.wilmerhale.com