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Gary Kaplan has practiced for more than 30 years in the area of tax and business planning for small and mid-sized businesses, focusing on partnerships, limited liability companies and S corporations.

He has advised clients on a wide variety of organizational, financing and “liquidity event” issues as well as international and state and local tax planning and compliance.

    • Former Chairman, Real Estate Tax Committee of the Tax Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
    • Faculty Member, USC Tax Institute, 1986, 1989 and 1993
    • Member, USC Tax Institute Planning Committee, 2012 - Present
    • Member, Occidental College Board of Trustees, Audit and Executive Committees, 2017 - Present
    • Listed, Southern California Super Lawyers, 2011-2019
    • Rated, "AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5," Martindale Hubbell
    • California
    • Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976)
    • Harvard University (M.A., 1976)
      • Regional Studies East Asia
    • Occidental College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971)
      • History
      • Phi Beta Kappa

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23 Greenberg Glusker Attorneys Named to Super Lawyers 2016

January 22, 2016

Los Angeles, CA - Greenberg Glusker LLP announced today that 23 of its attorneys were listed in Super Lawyers© 2016 rankings.

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Sterling Family Trust Completes $2 Billion Sale of Los Angeles Clippers to Steve Ballmer

August 12, 2014

Closing of transaction officially transfers ownership of NBA franchise Greenberg Glusker today announced the consummation of the historic sale of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball franchise by The Sterling Family Trust to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The $2 billion transactions closed earlier today after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas issued his formal ruling that Shelly Sterling had properly removed her husband Donald Sterling as co-trustee of the Trust and that the sale could be completed.  The ruling followed an eight-day trial in July handled by a Greenberg Glusker trial team. O’Donnell praised the transactional team, “This was an exceptional outcome for our client. The deal value far surpassed expectations, and was achieved by drawing upon the Firm’s many disciplines while navigating challenging issues in the courts and the media.” About Greenberg Glusker Greenberg Glusker maximizes client potential by providing strategic business and legal counsel in matters involving entertainment, real estate, bankruptcy, environmental, corporate, family wealth planning, taxation, intellectual property, employment, and litigation.  For more information, visit GreenbergGlusker.com.