Robin Pipkin is a shareholder of the firm and a member of the Business group. His law practice concentrates on commercial real estate, business and corporate law, tax law, trust and estate planning, estate administration, income tax return preparation, and representation of clients before the Internal Revenue Service. He is based in the firm's Raleigh office. Before joining Sands Anderson, he practiced law for 24 years as a partner of a Raleigh business and tax law firm. His accounting experience also includes several years of work at Price Waterhouse. As a result of his accounting background, Robin is able to counsel clients who need business and tax advice with a comprehensive perspective. For example, Robin has assisted clients with the following matters: •Purchases and sales of business•Shareholder disputes•Business succession planning•Income tax planning •Income tax returns •Deferred compensation plans•Tax deferred exchanges, including tenancy-in-common interests•Workouts with financial institutions for troubled loans•Landlord and tenant leasing matters•Property tax valuation issues before local government entities•Construction of commercial buildings•Tax counsel for non-profit entities
Listed skills include Estate Planning, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Estate Administration, and 4 others.