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Benjamin Rippeon

Benjamin
Rippeon

Partner

CONTACT INFO

brippeon@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.955.8265

FAX:+1 202.530.9638

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

Tax Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Investment Funds Mergers and Acquisitions Private Equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

BIOGRAPHY

​Benjamin H. Rippeon is a partner in Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher’s Washington, DC office.  He is a member of the firm’s Tax Department, with an emphasis on domestic and international corporate, partnership and REIT tax matters.  Mr. Rippeon’s practice focuses on international and domestic taxation of corporations, partnerships (including private equity funds), limited liability companies, REITs and their debt and equity investors.  He has extensive experience in tax planning for corporate and real estate acquisitions, dispositions and reorganizations, as well as advising on executive compensation arrangements.  In addition, he has represented numerous private REITs (including taxable REIT subsidiaries) in their formation and acquisitions and disposition of real estate assets.  Mr. Rippeon has successfully assisted clients in resolving tax controversies with the Internal Revenue Service and drafting and submitting private letter ruling requests.  He also provides advice to a number of tax-exempt charitable organizations.

​Mr. Rippeon is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and the Court of Appeals of Maryland.  Mr. Rippeon received a Bachelor of Science with special attainments in commerce from Washington and Lee University in 1997 and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center 2000, where he was a member of the Tax Lawyer.

EDUCATION

Georgetown University - 2000 Juris Doctor

Washington & Lee University - 1997 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

Maryland Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - May 1, 2020 | IRS Issues Notice Clarifying Expenses Funded with Proceeds of Small Business Administration Loans under Paycheck Protection Program
Client Alert - March 27, 2020 | IRS Extends Income Tax Return Filing and Payment Deadlines from April 15 to July 15; Many U.S. States Follow Suit
Client Alert - February 27, 2020 | Maryland Introduces New Carried Interest Tax Legislation
Client Alert - November 3, 2017 | House GOP Releases Major Tax Reform Bill
Client Alert - September 9, 2016 | IRS Releases Final Regulations Clarifying the Definition of Real Property for REITs
Client Alert - March 31, 2016 | District Court Issues Troubling Decision in Sun Capital Case: Private Equity Funds Formed “Partnership-in-Fact” and Were Engaged in “Trade or Business,” Liable for Withdrawal Liability Obligations of Portfolio Company
Client Alert - December 29, 2015 | President Obama Signs Appropriations Bill Exempting Non-U.S. Pension Funds from FIRPTA, Taxing REIT Spinoffs, and Making Other Important Changes to the Taxation of U.S. Real Property Investments by Non-U.S. Investors and the REIT Rules
Client Alert - November 12, 2015 | President Obama Signs Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Sweeping Aside Rules That Have Governed Tax Audits of Partnerships Since 1982
Article - July 28, 2015 | Proposed IRS Regulations Target Management Fee Waivers and Other Partnership Interests Received for Services
Client Alert - March 16, 2015 | M&A Report – Freeing Trapped Cash in Cross-Border Deals
Client Alert - December 15, 2014 | M&A Report – Using Spin-offs to Raise Cash, Reduce Debt and Recapitalize
Client Alert - July 31, 2013 | IRS Announces Six-Month Extension to Implementation of Certain FATCA Provisions
Client Alert - June 20, 2013 | Through the Looking Glass: The Disclosure of Ultimate Ownership and the G8 Action Plan
Client Alert - January 22, 2013 | IRS Issues Detailed Final Regulations Under the FATCA Provisions of the HIRE Act
Client Alert - December 20, 2010 | New Law Extends U.S. Income Tax Rates Through 2012
Client Alert - October 7, 2010 | IRS Issues Guidance on New FATCA Withholding Obligations
Client Alert - May 28, 2010 | Carried Interest Tax Legislation Passed by House, But Senate Prospects Uncertain
Client Alert - August 7, 2009 | IRS Further Extends FBAR Filing Deadline to June 30, 2010 for Certain U.S. Persons
Client Alert - June 29, 2009 | IRS Confirms That Investors in Foreign Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds Must File Reports of Foreign Financial Accounts; Filing Deadline Extended to 9/23/09 for Certain Taxpayers
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