Background
Kaster, Lewis R. was born on April 14, 1932 in New York, New York, United States.
Kaster, Lewis R. was born on April 14, 1932 in New York, New York, United States.
Syracuse University (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Beta Gamma Sigma, 1951). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1954).
Worked at Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1954, New New York James Kent Scholar. Faculty Assistant to the Dean, Columbia Law School, 1952-1954.
1958. Lecturer in Law, Columbia University, 1963-1964.
Lecturer in Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies, Columbia Law School, 1981-1989, 1992. Author: "Separating a Building for Tax Purposes from the Land on Which lieutenant Rests," Journal of Taxation, February 1994.
Company-Author and Editor: Practising Law Institute, "The Best Entity for Doing the Deal," Issues and Answers, 1996. "The Real Estate Partnership In Default Upfront Protections, Workouts and Bankruptcy," 1990.
"Pension Trust Investments in Realty Banks, Insurance Companies, Wall Street Developers," 1981.
"Realty Ventures-Working In and Working Out," 1987. Company-Editor: "Realty Interests-Default and Rescue," 1975. Editor: "Sale-Leasebacks-Economics, Tax Aspects and Lease Terms," 1979.
"Recharacterizing Leasing Transactions: Real Property Law Reporter," California Continuing Education of the Bar, July, 1987 Education Company-author: "The Impact of a General Partner"s Bankruptcy Upon The Remaining Partners," American Bar Association Real Property and Probate Trust Journal, Volume 21, Number.
3, Fall, 1986; "When is a Lease Not a Lease," Real Estate Review, Spring, 1988, Volume 18, Number. 1; "Due Diligence Obligations in the Sale of Real Estate Securities," Real Estate Review, Winter, 1988, Volume 17, Number.
4. "Tax and Securities Implications of Tenant Equity Participations," Real Estate Review, Volume 19, Number.
1, Spring, 1989; "Venturing In and Working Out," Real Estate Review, Volume 21 Number. 2, Summer, 1991; American Language Institute -American Bar Association Courses: Modern Real Estate Transactions, 1979-1984, 1990.
Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, 1979. 20th Hawaii Tax Institute, "Techniques Foreign Pension Trusts and Other Tax Exempt Entities Investment in Real Estate," 1983.
"Real Estate Transactions by Exempt Entities - Techniques and Taxability" - New York University 14th Annual Conference on Federal Taxation of Real Estate Transactions, 1992.
"Disposition of Real Estate: Separating Land from Building" - New York University 16th Annual Conference on Federal Taxation and Real Estate Transactions, 1994. "Pension Fund Investors," New York University Real Estate 18th Annual Conference (1996) Federal Taxation of Real Estate Transactions. Editor, Real Estate Department, The Journal of Taxation, 1974.
Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Governor, 1992-1995), Chairman, Partnership Law and Taxation Committee, 1988-1991, Member, Planning Committee, 1990-1992.
Member, Practising Law Institute Real Estate Advisory Committee, 1982. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1971-1974).
New York State (Chairman, Committee on Income from Real Property, Section of Taxation, 1974-1976. Executive Committee, 1977-1978).
And American (Chairman, 1973-1975 and Special Advisor, 1975-1976, Committee on Real Estate Tax Problems) Bar Associations.
National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (Senior Counsel Group. Company-Chairman, 1995 Conference.
Author: "Separating a Building for Tax Purposes from the Land on Which It Rests," Journal of Taxation, February 1994. Co-Author and Editor: Practising Law Institute, "The Best Entity for Doing the Deal," Issues and Answers, 1996. "The Real Estate Partnership In Default Upfront Protections, Workouts and Bankruptcy," 1990.
"Pension Trust Investments in Realty Banks, Insurance Companies, Wall Street Developers," 1981. "Realty Ventures-Working In and Working Out," 1987. Co-Editor: "Realty Interests-Default and Rescue," 1975.
Co-author: "The Impact of a General Partner's Bankruptcy Upon The Remaining Partners," American Bar Association Real Property and Probate Trust Journal, Volume 21, No. 3, Fall, 1986
"When is a Lease Not a Lease," Real Estate Review, Spring, 1988, Volume 18, No. 1
"Due Diligence Obligations in the Sale of Real Estate Securities," Real Estate Review, Winter, 1988, Volume 17, No.
4. "Tax and Securities Implications of Tenant Equity Participations," Real Estate Review, Volume 19, No. 1, Spring, 1989
"Venturing In and Working Out," Real Estate Review, Volume 21 No. 2, Summer, 1991
ALI-American Bar Association Courses: Modern Real Estate Transactions, 1979-1984, 1990.
Creative Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, 1979. 20th Hawaii Tax Institute, "Techniques For Pension Trusts and Other Tax Exempt Entities Investment in Real Estate," 1983. "Real Estate Transactions by Exempt Entities - Techniques and Taxability" - New York University 14th Annual Conference on Federal Taxation of Real Estate Transactions, 1992.
"Disposition of Real Estate: Separating Land from Building" - New York University 16th Annual Conference on Federal Taxation and Real Estate Transactions, 1994. "Pension Fund Investors," NYU Real Estate 18th Annual Conference (1996) Federal Taxation of Real Estate Transactions. Editor, Real Estate Department, The Journal of Taxation, 1974.
Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Governor, 1992-1995), Chairman, Partnership Law and Taxation Committee, 1988-1991, Member, Planning Committee, 1990-1992. Member, Practising Law Institute Real Estate Advisory Committee, 1982. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member, Committee on Taxation, 1971-1974).
New York State (Chairman, Committee on Income from Real Property, Section of Taxation, 1974-1976.
Executive Committee, 1977-1978). And American (Chairman, 1973-1975 and Special Advisor, 1975-1976, Committee on Real Estate Tax Problems) Bar Associations.
National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers (Senior Counsel Group. Company-Chairman, 1995 Conference.