Office
Alhambra Towers
121 Alhambra Plaza
10th Floor
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tel: 305-260-1012
Fax: 305.442.2232
Practice Group
Corporate
Tax
Securities & Corporate Finance
Areas of Emphasis
Asset Protection, International Business Transactions, Multi-National Planning
Corporate and Transactional Law
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Richard J. Alan Cahan, JD, LL.M, (Special Counsel)
rcahan@becker-poliakoff.com
Professional Experience
Mr. Cahan has a sophisticated general business, corporate and transactional practice including complex business transactions, business negotiations, business crisis planning, real estate transactions, representations of investors, entrepreneurs and individuals in various business related matters, asset and wealth preservation planning, utilization of various offshore, multi-national and domestic planning vehicles for wealth preservation and estate planning purposes, complex probate matters and other similar matters.
Activities & Memberships
Mr. Cahan is active in the American Bar Association, Commercial Law League of America, Florida Bar Association Real Property Trust Probate Section, Business Section and the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Presentations & Speaking Engagements
Mr. Cahan has provided numerous lectures and seminars to professional organization. His seminar presentations have been accredited for Continuing Processional Education credits in Florida , Pennsylvania , New Jersey , Illinois , Maryland , Virginia , District of Columbia and California . These lectures, seminars and presentation include the following:
- The Florida Bar;
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
- The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers;
- Nova Southeastern University School of Business and Entrepreneurship;
- Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
- Florida Public Accountants Association;
- Florida Certified Financial Planners Association;
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Certified Financial Planners Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada – January 2008 “Asset Protection: Don't Let Your Clients Crap Out at the Creditors Crap Table;
- World Offshore Convention – October 2007 “ Intellectual Property – Benefits and Burdens – Offshoring a Company's Most Valued Assets”.
- World Offshore Convention – October 2007 “ Foreign Ownership of U.S. Real Estate – How to Own and Manage It; Avoid Visiting a U.S. Courtroom while Visiting Your Property ”.
- The 5th , 6th , 7th , 8th and 9th Offshore Conferences Sponsored by Offshore Investments;
- Institute for International Research 8 th , 9 th and 10 th International Forums on Offshore Trusts for Private Clients;
- Asset Protection and Offshore Planning for the Internet Entrepreneur, Internext Expo, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 2005;
- 11 th Annual International Forum on Offshore Trusts for Private Clients “The Building Blocks of Offshore Planning, a Hands On Multi-faceted Approach”…Distinguished Workshop Leader;
- World Trade Council “Asset Protection and Offshore Investment”;
- Consulegis Annual Meeting, 2002, Lausanne , Switzerland , “A Zero (0) Tax Jurisdiction for your Clients, Try the United States , It's not on the Blacklist”;
- International Group of Accounting Firms of North America and Latin America Joint Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, June 2003, “What Every Accountant Needs to Know About Asset Protection”;
- Commonwealth of the Bahamas Financial Authority/Institute for International Research, 12 th Annual International Forum on Offshore Trust for Private Clients “Legal Issues Involved in Setting Up an Offshore Structure”, April, 2003, Nassau , Bahamas;
- Personal Liability and the Malpractice Insurance Crisis”, seminar, sponsored by Health South, February, 2003;
- Wealth Preservation Tactics for High Net Worth Individuals sponsored by Credit Suisse December 2003;
- Asset Protection Strategies Onshore and Offshore Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants Estate and Financial Planning Conference, December 2003;
- Domestic Banks Asset Protection for High Net Worth Clients sponsored by Northern Trust Bank, March 2004;
- Asset Protection Strategies Florida Institute of CPA's, Florida Accounting Expo, June 2004, June 2005 and September 2005;
- Asset Protection: How to Protect, Preserve and Build Clients' Business & Wealth through Onshore & Offshore Planning Strategies – Sponsored by Rochdale Offshore Investment Management – June 2003;
- First-Asset Protection Planning; Second- Matrimonial Controversies, Third-Now What?- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers – September 2004;
- Asset Protection Planning for CPA's – Florida Certified Public Accountants Expos – May and October 2005 sponsored by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants;
- Keeping the Money in the Family Using Multi-National Structuring to Avoid Forced Inheritance Laws in the U.S. – American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, September 2005;
Articles
Bar Admission
Florida Bar, 1974
Court Admissions
Federal District Court and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States Tax Court
Education
L.L.M. Taxation University of Miami, 1975
J.D., University of Miami, School of Law, 1973
B.A., American University, 1970
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