Richard Husseini
Richard has extensive knowledge of privilege and ethical issues affecting tax practice. He regularly counsels clients on their interactions with outside auditors, tax issues affecting financial disclosure issues, and tax investigations. He has deep experience in every facet of the tax controversy practice. His experience includes handling matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in examination, mediation and appeals proceedings, before arbitrators in private party tax disputes, and before courts and regulatory bodies, including those before the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States District Courts, state courts, and public utility commissions. He also has an active federal transactional tax practice, with specific experience in tax issues affecting the energy, oil and gas, and electric and gas utility industries (including tax normalization issues). · Kirkland & Ellis LLP
About
Richard Husseini is a leading tax controversy and planning attorney with over 30 years of experience representing private and public companies and high-net-worth individuals. He counsels on privilege and ethical issues, tax investigations, and federal transactional tax matters, particularly for energy, oil and gas, and utility industries.
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Education
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., with High Honors, 1991
- University of Dallas, B.S., Mathematics, summa cum laude with first honors, 1988