Richard has spent many years assisting clients in the acquisition and sale of their businesses. He has counseled clients in such diverse areas as the sale of a regional chain of jewelry stores, the purchase of a vacuum sealed connector business, the sale of a chemical manufacturing business, and the purchase of a martial arts studio. As a transactional lawyer in New York, he has successfully used his skills to help his clients consummate numerous complex business transactions.

Related Cases:

• Represented the acquirer of a Martial arts teaching facility in Minnesota ($200,000)
• Represented the majority investor in the acquisition of a chain of residential housing and recreational facilities for disabled persons located in Illinois ($10,000,000)
• Represented the seller of a twenty-five percent (25%) limited liability company interest in an on-line currency trading website (forex trading – $26 million)
• Represented a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded company in the dissolution of a joint venture with an Indian software company, which joint venture had operations in the U.S., Bermuda and India
• Represented a New York fashion designer in a cross border investment (Japan) whereby the designer sold an interest in his brand/business ($3 million)
• Represented the sellers in an asset sale of an industrial plastics company with subsidiaries located in the U.S., Canada and Mexico ($64 million)
• Represented the majority sellers of a regional jewelry chain (21 stores; more than 40 shareholders) in a merger pursuant to Delaware law of the chain into a subsidiary of a publicly owned department store jewelry concession chain ($25 million)
• Represented the acquirer in an acquisition of the assets of a “sealed vacuum connector” manufacturing business ($25 million)
• Represented the seller (a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly traded French conglomerate) in the sale of the stock of a chemicals business ($34 million)
• Represented a signature chef in the recapitalization of his high end restaurant chain to enable expansion into the luxury hotel market ($20 million)