Dick concentrates his practice in federal income tax and business, with a particular emphasis on structuring the acquisition and disposition of commercial real estate and other business holdings. He has represented both public and private companies on acquisition and disposition transactions as well as financing and equity investments. He has represented numerous developers in connection with tax-motivated real estate syndications, including brownfields credit, low-income housing credit, new markets credit, and rehabilitation credit projects. As part of his real estate tax experience, he has structured investments in the hotel industry for more than 25 years, and created limited partnerships, limited liability companies, and real estate investment trusts (REITs). Additionally, he has represented clients in the litigation finance industry since that industry's inception in the 1980s.
Representative Work
Recognitions
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year (Tax Law) 2025
- Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law, Tax Law) 1991 - 2025
- Best Lawyers' Buffalo Tax Law Lawyer of the Year, 2014 & 2018
- Listed, Upstate New York Super Lawyers, 2008 - 2012
News & Insights
Civic
- Zoological Society of Buffalo, Inc. board of directors
- New Phoenix Theatre board of directors
Professional
- New York State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Erie County Tax Section
Highlights
- Press Release93 Hodgson Russ LLP Attorneys Ranked in 2025 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
- AlertGoodbye Chevron: Supreme Court Strikes Down 40-Year Precedent Eliminating Deference to Federal Agencies in Statutory Interpretation
AlertEPA Finalizes Standards Impacting Hazardous Air Pollution Emissions at Gasoline Distribution Facilities