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Law Offices of Robert A. Briskin, a Professional Corporation

1900 AVENUE OF THE STARS · SUITE 2000 · LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
TELEPHONE (310) 201-0507 · FACSIMILE (310) 201-0588

Our law firm’s philosophy is to provide creative tax and business solutions for our clients. As attorneys we efficiently represent clients in negotiating complex business transactions. We listen to our clients and understand their business needs. We deliver to clients the abilities and sophistication of a large firm, but with a small law firm’s personalized attention. Our small size allows us to provide our clients innovative legal and tax solutions. We advise businesses at all stages of development from startup to mergers and acquisitions. Our areas of practice include tax, trusts and estate planning, real estate, business sales, mergers, and acquisitions, corporate and partnership transactions.

We provide representation to individuals, corporations, partnerships and other legal entities throughout California, including Los Angeles County, Ventura County, and Orange County. Robert Briskin also maintains a Malibu office for the convenience of clients who may be located in Ventura County and western Los Angeles County.

We work closely with our clients' accountants, commercial and investment bankers, insurance agents, brokers, and other professional advisors in order to help our clients achieve their goals, and to provide practical solutions.

We constantly review the latest tax and legal authorities in our areas of practice in order to provide our clients with the most current advice. Attorney Robert Briskin is an author of leading tax articles and is a frequent lecturer before accounting, legal, business and trade groups.

Examples of legal matters on which we have represented clients are:

Structured the reorganization of multiple limited liability companies owning industrial, office and retail properties with an aggregate asset value in excess of $575,000,000.
Assisted client in the stock sale and tax structuring of an electrical components manufacturing company for a sales price of $80,000,000.
Worked with bankruptcy attorneys to assist clients structuring loan workouts in a tax advantageous manner.
Represented client in the sale of commercial land in Southern California for a sales price in excess of $25,000,000.
Assisted clients to plan and structure their estate plans and family businesses with aggregate asset values ranging from $2,000,000 to in excess of $600,000,000. Utilization of GRATs, family partnerships, sales to family members, trusts and other techniques to maximize tax benefits, reduce the family's liability exposure, and to achieve the family's dispositive goals.
Represented clients to set up private foundations, charitable lead trusts, and charitable remainder trusts in order to reduce taxes, and achieve the clients' dispositive goals.
Represented client in the tax structuring of a reverse construction Section 1031 exchange of their business's corporate headquarters and property into a newly constructed building.
Represented client in the tax structuring of a residential condominium project to achieve long term capital gain income tax rate on sale, and to minimize ordinary income.
Served as attorney to client in the sale of their manufacturing business in a tax-free transaction.
Represented client in the stock sale of an aviation service corporation for a sales price of $8,000,000, which included a corporate earn-out formula.
Assisted client in tax planning for the acquisition of a retail shopping center consisting of space in excess of 1,000,000 square feet, for a purchase price of approximately $110,000,000.
Represented landlord in negotiating the lease of office and distribution facilities to an international manufacturing company for space comprising approximately 325,000 square feet.
Represented client in the acquisition of an electrical components manufacturing company.
Represented client in the sale of its waste management business in a tax-free corporate transaction.
Assisting clients to structure a corporate business asset sale to achieve long term capital gains tax treatment.

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