Richard J. Ayoob
Partner
(818) 553-1300
rayoob@apataxlaw.com



EDUCATION

J.D. Hastings College of Law, 1978

B.A. University of Southern California, 1975

PRACTICE AREAS

Property Tax, Franchise Tax, Sales Tax, City Business Tax, Employment Tax

Richard was born and raised in Southern California. He attended the University of Southern California and the Hastings College of Law. He began his career as a pure litigator before joining Ajalat, Polley, Ayoob & Matarese in 1981. He became a partner in the firm in 1985.

Richard served as an adjunct professor for the U.S.C. Graduate School of Business, for the California State University, Northridge, Master of Business Taxation Program and for the Golden Gate University Graduate School of Taxation. Richard also served as a Judge Pro Tem for the Los Angeles Municipal Court.

Richard represents many of the world’s largest companies including Wal-Mart and Exxon Mobil. Richard recently resolved a property tax matter resulting in what we believe is the largest property tax refund in Los Angeles County history.

Richard has been an extremely active member of the Institute for Professionals in Taxation (“IPT”) and the Western States Petroleum Association. He currently serves on the IPT Board of Governors and he has acted as the Chair for numerous IPT Sales and Property Tax Symposiums and Academies. Richard also served as Chair of the Los Angeles County Bar Association State and Local Tax Committee and was a member of the County Bar Tax Section Executive Committee. He also served on the State Bar Tax Section Executive Committee and was a Chair of the State Bar Property and Local Tax Committee.

Richard has authored articles in numerous publications including California Tax Notes, the Journal of Property Tax Management and The Journal of California Taxation. He also served as a member of the Board of Advisors for The Journal of California Taxation. Richard has lectured extensively on state and local tax issues before numerous organizations including the Tax Executive Institute, the Institute for Professionals in Taxation, the Western States Petroleum Association, the American Bar Association, the California State Bar Association, the USC Tax Institute, the California Mining Association, the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the CPA Society.

Richard has been married to his wife Joyce for 25 years and he has three children, Paul, Elizabeth and Steven.