Robert C. Ansani

Partner
Office: Chicago
ransani@kdlegal.com
p: 312-651-2435
f: 312-651-2499

Robert Ansani is a Partner in the firm's Estate Planning and Administration Practice. He focuses his practice on estate planning, estate administration, tax, and corporate transactions, working closely with families, businesses, and non-profits. He assists clients with tailored estate strategies, wealth transfers, and business succession planning, ensuring compliance with evolving tax and trust regulations. Mr. Ansani also has experience managing estates across U.S. and international jurisdictions, including complex and contested cases.

His approach integrates knowledge in trusts, tax, insurance, real estate, and corporate law to meet each client’s unique needs. Mr. Ansani’s clients include individuals, families, and closely held businesses from a variety of industries.

Experience

Representative Experience

Completed and assisted in the administration of a $100,000,000 multi-generational Asset Transfer involving over a dozen properties and partnership interests in five different states.
Represented Seller in a $35,000,000 Like-Kind (1031) Exchange involving 4 different properties in 3 different states and 10 different closely held entities.
Structured a generational transfer of a $6,000,000 Office Building with zero current and future gift tax and estate.
Concluded various purchase and sales of closely businesses with related real estate valued between $3,000,000 and $40,000,000 in the business areas of: manufacturing, ranching, trucking, automotive sales and servicing, insurance, security broker/dealers.

Professional Associations

Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Chicago Estate Planning Council
Member, Arizona State Bar Association

Seminars and Presentations

Presenter, "Estate Planning A to Z Trusts 101", NBI Continung Legal Education, July 2017
Presenter, "Powers of Appointment in Estate Planning", NBI Continung Legal Education, August 2015
Presenter, "Essential Steps in Trust Termination", NBI Continung Legal Education, November 2008
Presenter, "Keeping the Books, Accounting in Trust Administration", NBI Continung Legal Education, November 2008

Credentials

Education

J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
L.L.M. in Taxation, magna cum laude, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

Bar & Court Admissions

Illinois, 1999
Arizona, 2022

Credentials

Certified Public Accountant (Illinois & Arizona)
Illinois Licensed Life and Health Insurance Producer
Managing Real Estate Broker

Practices & Industries

Practices

Industries

Beyond the Office

Bicycling

Cooking

Sailing

Insights

Firm News and Events

Steven M. Sherman Joins Krieg DeVault’s Real Estate and Environmental Practice; will Focus in the Areas of Energy and Public Utilities

November 30, 2023

Secured Lender

13 Krieg DeVault Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers®; 7 Named to the 2023 Best Lawyers in America® Listing; 1 Receives “Lawyer of the Year” Designation; 6 Receive “Ones to Watch” Designation

August 18, 2022

Firm News and Events

Krieg DeVault Partners John B. Baxter and Robert A. Greising Named to Chambers USA 2022 List; Firm Named to Chambers USA 2022 List for Real Estate

June 22, 2022

Firm News and Events

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December 4, 2024

Business

Partner and Firm Executive Committee Member Brian M. Heaton Elected to Serve as President of the Board of Directors of the Association for Corporate Growth Indiana

May 23, 2024

Firm News and Events

Known By the Successful Company We Keep® - Krieg DeVault Issues Annual Ad Showcasing Transactions from Many of Our Valued and Successful Clients

January 30, 2023

Firm News and Events

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June 14, 2021

Litigation

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May 26, 2021

Estate Planning & Personal Services

Estate and Gift Taxes: Do We Bet on Red or Black (Or Green)?

May 20, 2021

Secured Lender

Indiana Supreme Court Curtails Attempted Expansion of Exceptions to General Rule Regarding Successor Liability in Corporate Transactions

May 7, 2021

Secured Lender

Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Passes U.S. House…Again

April 20, 2021

Business

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April 20, 2021

Business

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February 24, 2021

Litigation

Indiana Supreme Court Affirms Freedom of Contract Principles in Closely Held Company Valuation Case: Choose Your Words Carefully

February 2, 2021

Business

Businesses That File Indiana Sales and Withholding Taxes Must Transition Accounts to New Indiana Department of Revenue System Starting September 8, 2020

September 8, 2020

Labor and Employment

Tax-Exempt Organizations Should be Prepared to File and Pay the Section 4960 Excise Tax on Executive Compensation by July 15, 2020

June 29, 2020

Business

IRS Releases FAQs on Tax Treatment of Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and Emergency Financial Aid Grants under CARES Act

May 10, 2020

Thought Leadership

UPDATED - Paycheck Protection Program: Confirm the Necessity or Return the Funds

May 5, 2020

Thought Leadership

Further Relief for Indiana Businesses During the Time of COVID-19: Remote Meetings and Suspending Five-Year Limit on Reinstatements

May 4, 2020

Thought Leadership

SBA Issues Additional Interim Guidance on Paycheck Protection Program Clarifying Treatment of Self-Employment and Partner Income

April 15, 2020

Thought Leadership

Insurance Coverage for COVID-19: Six Steps to Help Your Business Maximize Insurance Coverage That May Be Available to Offset COVID-19 Losses and Claims

March 29, 2020

Thought Leadership

Corben A. Lee Joins Krieg DeVault's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities and Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Practice Groups

January 27, 2019

Firm News and Events

Daniel Tychonievich Joins Krieg DeVault's Business, Acquisitions, and Securities Practice Group; will focus on Intellectual Property and Technology Matters

January 27, 2019

Firm News and Events

Representative Experience

Completed and assisted in the administration of a $100,000,000 multi-generational Asset Transfer involving over a dozen properties and partnership interests in five different states.
Represented Seller in a $35,000,000 Like-Kind (1031) Exchange involving 4 different properties in 3 different states and 10 different closely held entities.
Structured a generational transfer of a $6,000,000 Office Building with zero current and future gift tax and estate.
Concluded various purchase and sales of closely businesses with related real estate valued between $3,000,000 and $40,000,000 in the business areas of: manufacturing, ranching, trucking, automotive sales and servicing, insurance, security broker/dealers.

Professional Associations

Member, Chicago Bar Association
Member, Chicago Estate Planning Council
Member, Arizona State Bar Association

Seminars and Presentations

Presenter, "Estate Planning A to Z Trusts 101", NBI Continung Legal Education, July 2017
Presenter, "Powers of Appointment in Estate Planning", NBI Continung Legal Education, August 2015
Presenter, "Essential Steps in Trust Termination", NBI Continung Legal Education, November 2008
Presenter, "Keeping the Books, Accounting in Trust Administration", NBI Continung Legal Education, November 2008

Education

J.D., The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1999
L.L.M. in Taxation, magna cum laude, The John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois
B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona