Special Counsel with Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel, Blake Rigel's practice focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations and spin-offs, bankruptcy, corporate and individual income tax matters, hedge funds, not-for-profit entities and state and local tax planning.
Mr. Rigel served as a tax consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1993-1998 prior to his arrival at Kramer Levin.
Education:
LL.M., Taxation, New York University School of Law (2001)
J.D., Ohio State University College of Law (2000)
B.S., Miami University (1993)
Tax Management Portfolios™
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Transfers to Controlled Corporations: Related Problems (Portfolio 759)
The Portfolio, Transfers to Controlled Corporations: Related Problems, discusses the relationship between §351 and other provisions of the Code.
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Capital Assets — Related Issues (Portfolio 562)
This Bloomberg Tax Portfolio focuses its discussion on the “sale or exchange” requirement that is necessary in order for a capital asset to qualify for capital asset treatment under §1221; the interpretation