Focuses on planning, structuring, and cross-border M&A
Expert in transactions involving cryptocurrencies and other digital assets
Miami
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Chris Kotarba (“Chris K”) is a Managing Director with Alvarez & Marsal Tax in Miami. He specializes in international and crypto tax and focuses on planning, structuring, IP transfers, cross-border M&A, IPO readiness, and compliance (both inbound and outbound) for mid to large multinational companies (both public and private).
Chris K works with various clients across the financial services industry, including in fintech and payments, but also technology (SaaS and hardware) and biotechnology. In the digital assets subsector, he represents protocols, exchanges, market makers, funds, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and developers. He has deep knowledge of stablecoins, real world assets, token compensation, and reporting.
Some of Chris K’s recent representative transactions include futures exchange (FTX) and SVB estate restructurings, Corsair’s acquisition of Fanatec, Bending Spoons’ acquisition of Evernote, MongoDB’s acquisition of Voyage AI, and over a dozen token launches.
Chris K earned a JD from Columbia Law School, New York, and an LLM in taxation from New York University School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in New York and is a current member of The Digital Chamber Tax Task Force and The Greater Miami Tax Institute.
Our A&M Tax experts, Chris Kotarba and Joshua Graybill hosted a webinar with NODE40 discussing the latest 1099DA regulations and how these updates apply to you.
On August 25, 2023, Treasury and the IRS released an initial set of proposed broker reporting regulations that would apply broadly to cryptocurrency transactions.
A&M Managing Director Chris Kotarba speaks with Accounting Today on the various ways a new proposed legislation could affect digital asset taxation and the likelihood that it will pass.
Latest insightsThe latest insights from Chris Kotarba's team
On March 26, 2026, the Council and the European Parliament reached an agreement on the revision of the Union Customs Code (MUCC)[AA1.1][AA1.2][Ev1.3], proposed by the Commission on May 17, 2023 (COD 2023/0156).
