Background
Matthews, Stafford was born on March 12, 1951 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Stafford Matthews
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University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, in Rhetoric, with highest honors, 1975). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Landels Ripley & Diamond, Limited Liability Partnership. Admitted to the bar, 1978, California. 1979, United States. Tax Court and United States.
District Court, Central District of California. 1981, United States. Claims Court.
Phi Beta Kappa. Associate Editor, 1976-1977 and Note Editor, 1977-1978, Michigan Law Review.
Author: "Disguised Sales and Exchanges Between Partners and Partnerships," 1987 Major Tax Planning, University of Southern California Institute on Federal Taxation. "Taxation of Sports Franchises," The Law of Professional and Amateur Sports, 1988. "Partnership Liabilities under the New Section 752 Regulations," 1991 Major Tax Planning, University of Southern California Institute on Federal Taxation.
Editor, Tax Developments Review, 1992.
Lecturer in Taxation, California Continuing Education of the Bar, 1982-1986. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of San Diego Law School, 1981.
Speaker: University of Southern California Law Center 39th Annual Institute on Federal Taxation, 1987. University of Southern California Law Center 42nd Annual Institute on Federal Taxation, 1991.
Member: American Bar Association (Member: Section on Taxation.
Administrative Practice Committee, 1986). The State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property and Taxation Sections). A nationally recognized environmental practice specializing in domestic and international regulatory compliance and business issues, private litigation and enforcement defense.
Includes cost recovery litigation, toxic tort litigation, white collar/environmental criminal defense, corporate and real estate environmental due diligence, legislative and regulatory representation, and CEQA and land use counselling and litigation, and natural resources counselling and litigation.
A comprehensive national practice in real property issues, including real estate finance, purchase and sale, leasing and property management, joint ventures and partnerships, workouts and foreclosures. Civil litigation and trial practice including business torts, securities, commercial real estate, policyholder representation in insurance coverage disputes, bankruptcy, appellate, antitrust, construction, intellectual property, unfair business practices, officer and director liability, lender liability, products liability.
A comprehensive practice in labor, employment and benefits law, counseling, management training and litigation. Broad mediation and alternative dispute resolution practice both as neutral and as advocate.
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Member: American Bar Association (Member: Section on Taxation. Administrative Practice Committee, 1986). The State Bar of California (Member, Intellectual Property and Taxation Sections).
