Background
Blau, Richard D. was born on April 9, 1953 in Bronx, New York, United States.
Blau, Richard D. was born on April 9, 1953 in Bronx, New York, United States.
State University of New York at Binghamton (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Duke University (Juris Doctor, 1979). New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1980).
Worked at Snell & Wilmer Limited liability partnership (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice, including Trials and Appeals before State and Federal Courts. Administrative Law, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy Insolvency and Business Reorganization, Commercial Finance, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Corporate Finance, Corporate and Securities, Copyrights and Licensing, Emerging Business Law, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Environmental and Natural Resource, Estate Planning and Probate, Financial Institutions, Government Contracts, Health Care, Immigration, Indian Law, Insurance Company Regulation, Insurance Defense Litigation, Intellectual Property, International Law, Labor and Employee Relations, Legislation and Government Affairs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Partnerships, Patents, Product Liability Litigation, Professional Liability Litigation, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Securities Regulation, Taxation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Arizona and United States.
District Court, District of Arizona.
1985, Texas.
Company-Author: "South Corporations: Federal Taxation," Callaghan, 1989. And more than a dozen articles on the federal taxation of South corporations.
Company-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Limited Liability Companies, 1994, and Member of Editorial Board of Journal of South Corporations Taxation, 1993. Member, American Bar Association Tax Section, Committee on South Corporations and Task Force on Limited Liability Companies.
Since its beginning over fifty years ago, Snell & Wilmer has grown to be one of the largest law firms in the Western United States, with over 245 attorneys and support staff in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Orange County, California and Salt Lake City, Utah.
The firm is a member of Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI a Global Association of 120 independent firms. Through Language Experience, Experiment and Exchange MUNDI and other international contacts, Snell & Wilmer clients have access to independent attorneys and firms practicing throughout the World. A number of Snell & Wilmer attorneys are fluent in foreign languages, including Finnish, German, Italian, Sinhalese, Spanish and Tamil.
Member, American Bar Association Tax Section, Committee on South Corporations and Task Force on Limited Liability Companies.