Mr. Kotarba has worked with clients across various industries, including retail, technology (both software and hardware), pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and financial services. He has specialized expertise in transactions involving cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and other digital assets, including token offerings, DAOs, and DeFi.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Kotarba spent eight years as an attorney with DLA Piper in Palo Alto. He led more than a dozen global expansions and other corporate restructuring projects, developed a focus for US companies with Asian operations and closed a high-profile joint venture in China. Mr. Kotarba also helped companies onshore their IP to the U.S., both permanently and temporarily. He was briefly seconded to DLA Piper’s Hong Kong office, where he worked with Asian companies expanding to the U.S.

Mr. Kotarba earned a J.D. from Columbia Law School and an LLM in taxation from NYU School of Law. He is admitted to practice law in California, New York, and Massachusetts. Mr. Kotarba is the former President of the Bay Area Young Tax Lawyers and the San Francisco Foreign Tax Club.