Richard A. Langer - NY Lawyers Dictionary Profile

Richard specializes in the field of general business law with a focus on taxation. He boasts a broad range of expertise in addressing legal matters pertinent to businesses, which includes: establishing corporations and limited liability companies, facilitating the buying and selling of businesses, conducting leveraged buy-out transactions, structuring financing agreements, managing capital raising initiatives, overseeing venture capital investments, negotiating leasing and leveraged leasing arrangements, executing reorganizations and restructurings, resolving shareholder disagreements, establishing qualified pension and profit sharing plans, implementing ESOPs, and designing executive compensation plans. He adeptly represents clients in conflicts with federal and state tax authorities. Richard is also actively involved in estate planning and management succession strategies, particularly in relation to interests in privately-held businesses. He served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Albany Law School from 1975 to 1999, where he instructed courses on business planning and corporate taxation.