Richard A. Husseini, P.C.
Overview
Richard is ‘very thorough, strategic and doesn't miss anything.’
- Chambers USA 2024
One of the nation’s leading tax controversy and planning attorneys, Richard Husseini brings to bear his 30 years of experience to successfully represent private and public companies, partnerships, and high-net-worth individuals in complex tax matters. He is described as “bright and thoughtful; a very good litigator” (Chambers USA 2022) and as “exceedingly intelligent, strategic, creative, responsive, and humble” (Chambers USA 2017). Richard is recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500 United States and Best Lawyers in America (Woodward White, Inc.). “Richard can break down the difficult into the understandable” (Chambers USA 2023).
He has deep experience in every facet of the tax controversy practice. He has led matters before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in examination, fast-track mediation and appeals proceedings, and before courts and regulatory bodies, including the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Federal Claims, United States District Courts, state courts, and public utility commissions. He also represents companies and individuals in private-party M&A tax disputes before arbitrators and courts.
Richard also has an active federal transactional tax practice, with specific experience in tax issues affecting the energy, oil and gas, and electric and gas utility industries.
Richard has extensive knowledge of privilege and ethical issues affecting tax practice. He regularly counsels clients on their interactions with outside auditors, tax issues affecting financial disclosure issues, and tax investigations.
Richard is also active in the community. He serves as a Director on the Board of Houston Grand Opera and an Emeritus Trustee for the University of Dallas, following completion of his term as Board Chair of the University of Dallas. He is a past board member of Genesys Works Houston and a past President of the St. Thomas More Society of Galveston-Houston.
Following graduation from law school, Richard served as a law clerk to the Honorable Richard A. Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.