Areas of Focus
Strategic Tax Consulting, Business Transactions, Compliance, Operational Support
Education
UCLA, J.D., Business Law: Tax Specialization
AICPA Certificates: International Tax, Advanced Taxation of LLCs and Partnerships, Estate Planning, Tax Staff Essentials
Scarlett Cohen is a California attorney and wealth strategist with a decade of experience at the intersection of law, tax, and business operations. She has advised on billions of dollars in complex transactions spanning real estate, private equity, and cross-border investments; with a particular focus on structuring vehicles that maximize after-tax returns.
Scarlett began her career in the real estate sector, where she advanced major development projects, secured entitlements and financing, skillfully negotiated complex joint venture transactions, and successfully advanced major private equity investments for family offices. She graduated from UCLA School of Law with a Juris Doctorate specializing in taxation and applied tax-forward strategies to her existing knowledge of asset management. She has cultivated advanced strategies with respect to valuation discounting, structured assets into tax-efficient trust devices, private insurance placements, oversaw complex derivatives-based tax structuring projects, and developed novel techniques to minimize estate and gift taxes to ultimately save clients hundreds of millions of dollars.
Over the past decade, Scarlett has advised on billions in complex real estate, private equity, and investment transactions. Today, Scarlett's work is defined by one guiding principle: translating institutional-grade strategies into actionable solutions for family offices and entrepreneurs.