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Richard F. Tracanna

He / Him / His

Chair, Tax Practice Group; Co-Chair, Corporate & Securities Practice Group
Cleveland
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216.363.4408
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Focusing his practice on corporate, partnership and real estate taxation, Richard is experienced in the tax aspects of corporate reorganizations and restructurings, tax-free exchanges, acquisitions and divestitures, partnership and joint venture formations, restructurings and syndications, securitization, IRS audits, and executive compensation matters.

Richard is a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association and has spoken at The Cleveland Tax Institute and at seminars sponsored by the Council of Smaller Enterprises, Enterprise Development, Inc., and the American Institute of certified public accountants. He also has taught a course on corporate income taxation at the University of Akron for its graduate tax program.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Wilderness Trail Distillery, a premium artisan bourbon distillery, in the sale of 70% of its membership interests to Campari, a Milan-based Italian Spirits group, for $600 million in enterprise value.

  • Tax
  • Corporate & Securities
  • Domestic & International Joint Ventures
  • Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
  • Capital Raising
  • Securities Compliance
  • Shareholder, Operating & Partnership Agreements
  • Private Equity
  • Transactional Tax Planning
  • Tax Controversies
  • Family Offices & Direct Investing
  • University of Notre Dame, 1981, BBA
    • summa cum laude
    • Beta Gamma Sigma
    • Beta Alpha Psi
    • Sophomore Advisory Council
  • University of North Carolina School of Law, 1984, J.D.
    • with honors
    • American Jurisprudence Award
    • Law Review
  • U.S. Tax Court
  • Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Tax, 2022-2024
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®, Tax, 2013-2025
  • AV® Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review

  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Former Board Member, Cleveland Sight Center

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March 16, 2022
My Benesch My Team - Evolution Capital Partners
March 27, 2020
Benesch COVID-19 Resource Center: Key Business Tax Provisions Included in the CARES Act
November 4, 2019
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