Richard M. Corn is a partner in the Tax Department. He focuses his practice on corporate tax structuring and planning for a wide variety of transactions, including:
- mergers and acquisitions
- cross-border transactions
- joint ventures
- structured financings
- debt and equity issuances
- restructurings
- bankruptcy-related transactions
Richard advises both U.S. and international clients, including multinational financial institutions, private equity funds, hedge funds, asset managers and joint ventures. He has particular experience in the financial services and sports sectors. He also works with individuals and tax-exempt and not-for-profit organizations on their tax matters.
Richard began his career as a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig and then went on to clerk at the U.S. Supreme Court for Associate Justice Clarence Thomas. Prior to joining Proskauer, he most recently practiced at Sullivan & Cromwell as well as Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz.
Education
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University of Chicago Law School, J.D.
High honors
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The Ohio State University, B.S.
summa cum laude
Admissions & Qualifications
- New York
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Memberships
New York City Bar Association
Awards & Recognition
The Legal 500 United States: Taxes: Non-Contentious 2016