Warren J. "Skip" Kessler

Tax and Real Estate Partner Skip Kessler is slated to speak on the impact of the OBBA on properties and the real estate market on Wednesday November 12, 2025, during the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles' REC Breakfast.

Warren “Skip” Kessler is known for his creativity in structuring complex transactions in the real estate space while still “painting within the lines.” Whether a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, he is able to structure real estate transactions to maximize their tax efficiency for his clients. His capabilities extend to partnership restructuring and M&A transactions. He is a national expert when it comes to structuring Section 1031 forward and reverse exchanges as well as structuring dispositions where some partners or members want to exchange separately or where some partners or members want to exchange and others want to cash out. Likewise, his expertise extends to the complex California property tax rules. When the Qualified Opportunity Zone statute was recently enacted, he became an expert in that area as well. His expertise also extends to successfully representing his clients in front of the Franchise Tax Board and Internal Revenue Service when they are audited.