Michael L. Kohner

Managing Director
40+ years of experience advising on tax matters, with a focus on complex tax structuring, M&A, and multigenerational wealth planning
Serves as a trusted advisor to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, billionaires, family offices, and closely held businesses
Specializes in family offices, sophisticated charitable giving, wealth transfer strategies, and luxury assets, including aircraft and yachts
West Palm Beach
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Michael L. Kohner is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in West Palm Beach. He is the founder of A&M’s West Palm Beach Tax practice. With more than 40 years of experience advising some of the country’s most sophisticated clients, he serves as a trusted advisor to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, billionaires, family offices, and closely held businesses on complex tax structuring, M&A, and multigenerational wealth planning.

Mr. Kohner leads a multidisciplinary platform spanning tax, accounting, financial planning, and valuation that serves public companies, private equity and venture capital firms, family offices, corporate executives, and high-net-worth families across private equity, real estate, technology, professional sports, media, and other emerging asset classes.

Mr. Kohner’s transaction experience is extensive. He has advised on multibillion-dollar business sales, public offerings, and major real estate developments; structured the acquisition and disposition of luxury assets, including aircraft and yachts; and supported the formation of professional sports franchises, venture-backed businesses, and family offices. For billionaires, CEOs, and professional athletes, he has designed sophisticated charitable giving and wealth transfer strategies tailored to complex financial profiles.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Kohner served as a Principal at HBK CPAs & Consultants, where he opened and led the West Palm Beach office. Before that, he spent more than 25 years combined with Arthur Andersen and Andersen Tax (AT) as Managing Director of the Florida practice, where he also led AT’s Corporate Tax team and was recognized as a firmwide technical authority on corporate aircraft transactions, real estate taxation, and pass-through entities.

Mr. Kohner earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Florida. He is an active speaker and author, and the cofounder of Philanthropy Tank. He serves on the executive committee of the Economic Council of Palm Beach County, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County, the advisory board of the University of Florida Fisher School of Accounting, and the finance committee of the Palm Beach County School District. His contributions have been recognized through the 2018 Hats Off Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year Award, a 2024 Apogee Honoree designation, and induction into the Marquis Who’s Who.

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