Richard C. Buslepp

Rich has substantial experience, with more than 28 years as business counsel to clients in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, health care, architectural and engineering, technology, construction, service and transportation. Rich specializes in structuring, negotiating, and consummating complex domestic and cross-border transactions such as stock and asset sale transactions, leveraged buyouts, mergers, recapitalizations, divestitures, take-privates, joint ventures, debt and equity finance transactions, management led buyouts, real estate transactions and restructure transactions for private equity, public, non profits, and family owned clients.  Rich also regularly counsels clients on a variety of other legal matters including corporate governance, business entity formation, the formation and qualification of tax-exempt organizations, tax planning, tax controversies, the preparation and review of contracts, and business planning and law issues.

Additionally, Rich has lectured and written on various business and tax law-related subjects, including the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of business entities, the requirements for tax deferred like-kind exchanges, and corporate, estate and partnership tax matters.