Richard B Chess

Midlothian, Virginia
Richard B Chess Expert Witness
Curriculum Vitae

Deals, Acquisitions & Capital Raising

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Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness

General Specialties:

Securities & Investments and Real Estate

Keywords/Search Terms:

1031 Like Kind Exchange, Tenant in Common, Regulation D, Capital Raising, Business brokerage, Opportunity Zones, Delaware Statutory Trust, Partnerships, Economic Development, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Governance, Joint Ventures, Exit taxes, Acquisitions, State & Local Government, Commercial Investments, Property Assessment

Education:

JD, University of Richmond; BS, University of Pittsburgh

Years in Practice:

48

Additional Information

Richard B. “Rick” Chess, JD, provides expert witness services in commercial transactions, capital raising, and governance matters. He has 48 years of experience in commercial real estate, investment transactions, and capital markets, including overseeing the acquisition of 50,000 apartments and 10 shopping centers, leading the growth of a $1.5 billion office and industrial portfolio, and raising over $300 million in equity and real estate investment funds. Rick has held senior leadership roles, including Acquisitions Director at United Dominion Realty (NYSE: UDR), National Sales Director at Capital Square 1031, President of Encore Equities, Inc., and Director roles at Crescent Securities and Triple Net Properties. He has served on NYSE-listed and private boards, facilitated family boards for hotel developers, and acted as a state legislator in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He has prepared reports, provided written declarations, and delivered oral testimony in federal and state courts and FINRA arbitrations, covering portfolio acquisitions, joint ventures, capital raising, and governance matters. Additional experience includes serving as an adjunct instructor at Virginia Commonwealth University (Real Estate), president of the Real Estate Investment Securities Association (now ADISA), and a sergeant in the US Marine Corps Reserve.