Richard K. Ingersoll
Director and Shareholder
Honolulu, Hawaii
ringersoll@gelberlawyers.com
Direct Dial: (808) 524-0158
Main Number: (808) 524-0155
Facsimile: (808) 531-6963
Practice Areas
Corporate and Business Matters
Federal and State Taxation
Real Estate and Financing
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Description of Practice and Representative Engagements
- Mr. Ingersoll has developed expertise in the fields of taxation, corporate and business law, reorganizations and corporate governance as well as real estate and financing transactions.
- He has represented large and medium sized corporations in connection with numerous mergers, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, and various types of reorganizations and he has provided tax planning and advice in connection with the structuring of such transactions. He has also represented venture capitalists and obtained rulings regarding Hawaii high technology tax credits.
- Mr. Ingersoll also has extensive experience in connection with the acquisition and sale of hotels, agricultural businesses and lands, and other types of real estate transactions and he has handled complex financing arrangements and leasing arrangements in connection with both real estate and corporate transactions.
Education
- University of Michigan, B.B.A. 1966.
- Boalt Hall, University of California at Berkeley, J.D. 1969.
Recognition and Honors
- Awarded the highest rating of AV for legal ability and ethical standards in Martindale Hubbell.
- Named in The Best Lawyers in America for corporate law and also for taxation since 2001.
- Named in Honolulu Magazine as one of the Best Lawyers in Hawaii for corporate law and also for taxation since 2001.
- Recognized by Chambers and Partners as a leading lawyer in corporate and commercial law.
- Listed in "Hawaii Super Lawyers," 2008.
- Listed in Who's Who in American Law.
Speaking and Publications
- Mr. Ingersoll was an Assistant Professor teaching business law at the University of Illinois in 1969-1970.
- Mr. Ingersoll has lectured in his area of practice at seminars and conferences in Hawaii and Japan and has authored various articles and materials, including "Business Organizations and Structures For Doing Business in the U.S." (Japanese Hawaii Lawyers Conference, 1988), "Tax Aspects of Real Estate Leasing" (Advanced Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, 1986), and "Dealer Status: How to Avoid It"(Advanced Tax Planning for Real Estate Transactions, 1985).