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Richard Lieberman

Transition Partner

Rick has extensive experience in a broad range of business law issues, including mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance, finance and banking, employment, executive compensation, bankruptcy and corporate restructuring, litigation and legislation. Rick has served as in-house general counsel and outside counsel to a variety of companies, ranging in size from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He has counseled boards and senior management on issues pertinent to growing companies as well as those experiencing a wide variety of crisis situations.

In addition to his law degree, Rick is a Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor, awarded by the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors.

Rick has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America® as the “Lawyer of the Year” in 2016 and 2018 for “Business Organizations” and in 2014 for “Corporate Governance.” He is currently listed by The Best Lawyers in America® in 10 categories: Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law. 
 

Publications

Author, “New Changes to Arizona Corporate Law: Articles, Bylaws, More Must Be Updated,” Arizona Attorney (2016)
Author, “Construct a Solid Foundation with Your Business Partner,” Construction Business Owner Magazine (2016)
Author, “Keeping it Friendly – Avoiding Pitfalls When Going into a Franchise with Friends or Family,” Franchising USA Magazine (September 2015)
Co-author, “The Benefits of Project Finance for Renewable Energy Facilities,” District Energy Magazine (Fourth Quarter 2015)

Presentations

  • “Mergers and Acquisitions Overview and Legal Issues for Legal Assistants,” National Association of Legal Secretaries (November 2015)
  • “A Midsummer Night’s Nightmare: Ethical Considerations in Securities Offerings,” State Bar of Arizona Annual Bar Convention Securities Regulation Section (June 2015)
  • “Buying & Selling a Business in Uncertain Times,” Sterling Education Services (February 2014)

  • The Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” in 2016 and 2018 for “Business Organizations” and in 2014 for “Corporate Governance”
  • Currently listed by The Best Lawyers in America® in 10 categories: Banking and Finance Law, Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law, Securities/Capital Markets Law; Securitization and Structured Finance Law; Venture Capital Law
  • AV Preeminent®
  • Super Lawyers®, 2012-2025
  • Listed, “2014 Top Lawyers in Arizona: Mergers & Acquisitions,” Az Business Magazine (May 1, 2014)
  • Listed, AB Top Lawyers (2008-2010) in the category of Corporate Law, Az Business Magazine
  • Al Brooks Community Leadership Award, Anti-Defamation League, Arizona Region