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Tax Attorney for Businesses and Individuals

CONTRACT | TAX STRATEGY | ENTITY FORMATION | M&A

Lawyers don't know tax. Accountants don't know law. We know both.

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WHO THIS IS FOR

This practice serves:

  • Business owners earning $250K+
  • Creators and service providers scaling to multi-entity structures
  • Founders preparing for investment, acquisition, or partnership
  • Clients who need tax and legal aligned — not fragmented
  • Operators working in California and other U.S. jurisdictions

Strategic, customized engagements handled directly by an experienced attorney.

FIRM OVERVIEW

Our Philosophy

Most lawyers don't understand tax.
Most accountants don't understand law.

But tax and legal strategy affect the same decisions — entity type, compensation, contracts, and risk.

When those decisions are made separately, problems follow: inefficient tax treatment, missed elections, unenforceable terms, and inconsistent filings.

This firm solves that.

Integrated legal and tax strategy — aligning formation, contracts, and compensation so everything works together. One advisor. Full visibility. No disconnect.

LAW

LAW is how you operate — how you structure ownership, define relationships, allocate risk, and protect your rights. You hire a lawyer to create clear agreements, defend your interests, limit liability, and build systems that hold under pressure.

TAX

TAX is how you keep what you earn — how your business is classified, how income is treated, and how much is lost to the system. You hire a tax strategist to reduce exposure, use the code to your advantage, and design structures that preserve wealth legally and efficiently.

Together, these two forces determine whether your business is protected, profitable, and built to last — or exposed, inefficient, and vulnerable to collapse.

Core Services

Four areas where we align legal and tax strategy:

Entity Structuring

Formation and restructuring for liability protection and tax efficiency.

  • LLCs, corporations, and S-Corps
  • S-Corp election and retroactive filings
  • Multi-entity planning and holding companies
  • State registrations and compliance
  • Legal structure reviews and conversions

Contract Drafting & Advisory

Legal agreements that reflect your actual business operations and protect income.

  • Operating agreements and partnership terms
  • Independent contractor and employment contracts
  • Licensing, brand, and service agreements
  • NDAs, IP assignments, and disclaimers
  • Contract audits and revisions

Tax Strategy & Planning

Tax optimization aligned with your legal structure and revenue model.

  • S-Corp compensation strategy
  • Deduction and expense planning
  • Tax review of business operations and agreements
  • Multi-entity and pass-through alignment
  • Ongoing legal-tax advisory

Transactions & M&A

Business sales, purchases, and exits with integrated legal and tax support.

  • Legal due diligence and risk assessment
  • Transaction structuring and documentation
  • Post-deal integration and compliance
  • Internal exits and partnership transitions
  • Tax-aware deal structuring
Our Approach

Legal and Tax Aligned From the Start

Most professionals focus on one side: legal or tax.
This firm handles both — and aligns them from the start.

Delina Yasmeh holds a JD, an LL.M. in Taxation, and a degree in accounting. She began at Deloitte and PwC advising on complex M&A, cross-border structuring, and high-value transactions. She later managed 150+ litigation cases at a high-volume trial firm.

This combination of tax, legal, financial, and litigation experience is built into every engagement.

This isn't general counsel or outsourced compliance. This is structural legal strategy with tax precision.

ABOUT DELINA

Delina Yasmeh

Attorney | Tax Strategist | Founder

Delina Yasmeh is the founder and principal attorney of Delina Yasmeh Law, a boutique legal practice delivering high-level legal and tax counsel to founders, operators, and entrepreneurs across industries and jurisdictions.

She holds a Juris Doctor (JD), a Master of Laws in Taxation (LL.M.) — the most advanced academic credential in U.S. tax law — and a degree in accounting. This multidisciplinary background allows her to advise with precision across legal, tax, and financial dimensions: how entities are formed, how income flows, how contracts function, and how risk is managed.

Delina Yasmeh, Attorney and Tax Strategist

Career Background

SingerLewak

Delina began her career at SingerLewak, one of the largest accounting and advisory firms on the West Coast, working on the firm's Specialty Tax Advisory team. There, she advised on complex partnership structures, multi-entity operations, and high-level tax issues across jurisdictions.

Deloitte M&A Tax Group

She was then recruited to Deloitte's Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Tax Group in Los Angeles, where she advised private equity firms and corporate buyers on transactions valued in the hundreds of millions. Her role involved tax due diligence, risk identification, and structural planning to support both compliance and long-term tax efficiency.

PwC Silicon Valley

At PwC in Silicon Valley, she focused on tech transactions, IP-heavy acquisitions, and venture-backed deals — working closely with investors, founders, and legal teams on cross-border structuring and multi-jurisdictional tax strategy.

Litigation Practice

After her Big Four tenure, Delina transitioned into litigation, managing over 150 active cases at a high-volume trial firm. Her work included hearings, settlement negotiations, and procedural motion practice — giving her practical insight into how legal frameworks hold up under pressure.

Delina Yasmeh Law

She founded Delina Yasmeh Law to offer a rare combination of legal, tax, financial, and litigation expertise. Her practice now supports early-stage founders, multi-entity operators, and high-growth businesses with tailored legal architecture — including entity structuring, tax strategy, contract drafting, and long-range advisory.

Interested in working together?

Engagements are selective and handled directly. Submit an inquiry outlining your legal and tax needs and we'll determine how we can help.

PHONE

818-888-6060