Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Rich Peterson has experience in a wide variety of matters including taxation of mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, partnership taxation and international taxation. He is experienced in partnership tax planning, including structuring venture capital funds (both U.S. and international) and advising potential investors. Rich has worked on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures including taxable and tax-free transactions with both asset and stock acquisitions. He also has significant tax litigation experience covering all aspects of IRS controversy work from audits and appeals work through litigation before the U.S. Tax Court.

Areas of Practice

• Federal Tax
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity
• Venture Capital
• Business

West Practice Categories

Taxation Law, Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures, Venture Capital, Business & Commercial Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1989

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1989
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• DePaul University College of Commerce, Chicago, Illinois, 1986
  B.S., Bachelor of Science

Address

131 South Dearborn Street
Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60603-5559

Phones

(312) 324-8649

Faxes

(312) 324-9649

Emails

rpeterson@perkinscoie.com

Websites

http://www.perkinscoie.com