Mr Steven Richman > Seyfarth Shaw LLP > Atlanta, United States > Lawyer Profile
Seyfarth Shaw LLP Offices

1075 PEACHTREE STREET, NE
SUITE 2500
ATLANTA, GA 30309-3962
GEORGIA
United States
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Mr Steven Richman

Work Department
- Tax
- Corporate Counseling & Governance
- Institutional Investors
- Fiduciary Governance & Institutional Investing
Position
Partner and Vice Chair of Institutional Investors Practice Group
Career
In the investment arena, Steven serves as investment counsel to institutional investors such as large public pension funds, private pension funds (large and small), and family offices. In that role, Steven represents clients in connection with their investments in private equity (both traditional private equity and real estate focused opportunities), hedge funds, direct equity, separate accounts, club deals, fund of funds, and other pooled investments. The investments cover all sectors and include both domestic and off-shore transactions.
As a business counselor, Steven advises clients through the business life cycle, from choice of entity, through capital raise and growth phases (including various commercial transactions) and finally the implementation of an exit strategy. Through that process Steven assists clients with preparing for, designing, negotiating, and executing tax optimized business strategies and transactions. For some clients, he serves as de facto outside general counsel, providing guidance on day-to-day issues as well as on extraordinary corporate transactions. With a strong tax background, Steven regularly works with clients to navigate the intersection of business practicality and the intricacies of corporate and partnership taxation.
Memberships
Education
- LLM, New York University School of Law
Tax - JD, University of Georgia School of Law
Cum laude
- BA, Duke University
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
Seyfarth Shaw LLP is especially strong in assisting funds investing into the healthcare and the public sector, and is noted for being ‘very good at focusing on the key risks in any given contract’. Robert Bodansky in Washington DC is chair, Steven Richman in Atlanta is vice chair, and the duo oversee the practice. Bodansky is proficient in investment transactions, while Richman represents a range of institutional investors. Trevor Tullius in Washington DC has experience in both developed and emerging markets. Chicago-based Evan Sarosi leverages his former employment as senior counsel for a large Fortune 100 insurance company and in the words of one client, has ‘essentially has the same credentials as a professional investor.’
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > ERISA litigation
- Government > Government contracts
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious