Ben Rich is a tax lawyer in the Corporate and Tax Practice and the International & Global Projects Practice groups. Ben, based in Houston, focuses on project finance, partnership and corporate tax structuring, domestic and international joint ventures and contracts related to the oil & gas industry and oilfield services.
Ben has experience in tax controversy. Specifically in navigating tax audits and representing small and midsize companies before IRS Office of Appeals.
Prior to joining Looper Goodwine, Ben was a tax attorney in the Tax Advisory & Controversy Services department at Alliantgroup, LP. Ben navigated clients through the IRS audit process and represented small and midsize companies before the IRS Office of Appeals.
While obtaining his J.D. and Tax LL.M. at the University of Houston Law Center, Ben was an editor on both the Houston Business and Tax Law Journal and the Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law.
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, LL.M., Taxation, 2022
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D. 2022
- University of Alabama, MA Applied Economics, 2019
- University of Alabama, BS Finance/Economics 2019
Publications
- New Reported Required 2024: Corporate Transparency Act. IR Global, Co-author January 2024
- Arbitrator’s Error and the “Face of the Award” Rule. Journal of Consumer and Commercial Law, Volume 24,
Number 2, Winter 2021