At a Glance

Robert W. Croessmann is a retired Partner in the Business & Finance Department and concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and individual income taxation, partnership taxation, corporate mergers and acquisitions, corporate divisions and recapitalization, like-kind exchanges and employee benefits, pension plan design and administration, ERISA matters. Before coming to Rochester, Mr. Croessmann worked in the National Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for private letter rulings involving corporate mergers, acquisitions, liquidations and divestitures.

Honors

Former United States Marine and was awarded the Vietnam Campaign Medal with device and the Vietnam Services Medal with one star.

Practice Areas

Business Counseling

Business Succession Planning

Cross Border Transactions

Employee Benefits / Executive Compensation

Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures

Not-for-profit & Tax-Exempt Organizations

Retirement Benefit Planning

Section 1031 Tax Free Exchanges

Tax Controversies

Transactional Tax Planning

Education

Syracuse University College of Law, J.D.

Boston University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation

California State University at Long Beach, B.S

Bar Admissions

State of New York

United States Tax Court

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Monroe County and New York State Bar Association.

Community Involvement

Former Member of the Boards of Directors for CP Rochester, the Al Sigl Center and Monroe Golf Club.