Reed Bernet is Counsel in Greenberg Glusker’s Corporate Group, where he focuses on the tax aspects of mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. Reed advises buyers, sellers, and private equity clients on tax structuring, tax due diligence, and transaction planning.
Reed brings more than nine years of M&A tax experience to domestic and international transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of middle-market businesses. He helps clients identify tax risks early, structure deals efficiently, and work through complex tax issues from diligence to closing. His work regularly involves qualified small business stock (QSBS) under Section 1202, renewable energy credits, Section 280E, and international tax matters. He also counsels clients on fund formation and handles analyses of earnings and profits (E&P) and stock basis.
Before joining Greenberg Glusker, Reed was a Managing Director at a Los Angeles-based accounting and advisory firm, where he led the M&A tax group and advised middle-market clients. Prior to that, he spent more than eight years at a Big Four accounting firm, advising private equity clients on domestic and international acquisitions. Earlier in his career, he practiced bankruptcy, intellectual property, and insurance coverage litigation at boutique law firms.
Clerkship
- Honorable Robert Kwan of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California
