David Keligian is a tax partner with the Orange County, California law firm of Brown & Streza LLP. David’s representation of business owners includes income and estate planning, with emphasis on i) structuring acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and real estate, ii) the resolution of federal and state tax controversies, iii) planning to avoid California residency and taxes for both individuals and businesses, and iv) business succession planning. He has served as an expert witness in tax matters in state and federal courts. David is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC – actconline.org), a fellowship which is reserved for tax attorneys who have made an exceptional contribution considered preeminent by their peers.
David received his Juris Doctor with Moot Court Honors, his M.B.A. as a Dean's Scholar, and his B.S. in Accounting, Magna Cum Laude, all from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining Brown & Streza, David spent eighteen years as a tax attorney and shareholder at The Busch Firm, with prior experience as the managing partner of a 25 attorney business law firm in Los Angeles, as well as practicing as a C.P.A. with Peat Marwick. His public accounting experience included consulting regarding acquisitions and dispositions of U.S. businesses and real estate, corporate taxation, international transfers of know-how and technology, and tax planning for non-resident individuals and corporations.
David is widely published on a range of tax, accounting, and finance subjects, and a well-recognized panelist and lecturer for the California Continuing Education of the Bar, the California CPA Foundation, the USC Tax Institute, the U.S. Federal Court, the California Department of Real Estate, and the California Society of CPAs on various tax and accounting topics.
David is very involved in the community as a Board Member of the Pacific Club, Director and CFO of the Armenian EyeCare Project, which honored him with its Lifetime Humanitarian Award, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Diocese Endowment Fund, and a prior member and Chairman of the Legal Committee of the Ararat Home of Los Angeles.
