Biography

Robert has extensive experience advising clients with respect to transactions involving partnerships, limited liability companies and other pass-through entities. These transactions include acquisitions, dispositions and joint ventures. He also has significant experience advising on complex private fund seeding arrangements, secondary transactions and spin-outs.
Robert regularly advises a wide variety of private investment funds including buyout, growth equity, infrastructure, debt and real estate opportunity funds. He has also represented investment banks, sovereign wealth funds and major pension funds in their United States and international investment activities.
Robert is recognized as a leading lawyer for Tax in New York by Chambers USA, where clients note he is “a very creative and practical problem solver” and has “broad and deep industry experience.” He is recognized as a “Bankruptcy Tax Specialist” by Turnarounds & Workouts magazine. He has also been recommended for U.S. Taxes: Non-Contentious by Legal 500 US and is recognized for Tax by Super Lawyers.
Robert received his J.D. and LL.M. degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law and his B.S., cum laude, in Accounting from New York University Stern School of Business where he was a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honorary.
Awards and Recognition, Speaking Engagements, Guides and Resources, Latest Thinking, Firm News & Announcements
Awards and Recognition
- Robert Frastai Named a "Leading" Lawyer for Tax in New York Award Brief — Chambers USA
- Robert Frastai Named a “Bankruptcy Tax Specialist” Award Brief — Turnarounds & Workouts
Latest Thinking
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Final 1061 Regulations
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Stanley E. Ramsay,
Robert Frastai,
Lora Shub and
Matthew Tippett
— January 12, 2021
On January 7, 2021, the IRS and Treasury Department issued final regulations (T.D. 9945) under Section 1061 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as... ...
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Final Regulations on Partnership Interest Transfers and Withholding Taxes
Blog Post — Tax Blog
— By
Robert Frastai
— October 10, 2020
On October 7, 2020, the IRS released final regulations [TD 9926] (the “Final Regulations”) under Section 1446(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986... ...
Firm News & Announcements
- Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management on Formation of Brookfield Global Transition Fund Deal Brief — June 22, 2022
- Weil Advised Brookfield Asset Management on Formation of Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund VI Deal Brief — December 17, 2021