Felicia Chang - Attorneys - Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP ~ Full service entertainment law firm

Legal Expertise

Represents high net worth individuals and families in wealth succession and preservation planning and implementing complex estate planning strategies. Handles probate, trust administration, estate tax returns and other aspects of post-death administration.

Representative Matters

Obtained 501(c)(3) status for a public charity that will collaborate with PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief) and local government to launch pilot program in Nairobi, Kenya to reduce HIV prevalence among youth in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Assist private foundation that support charitable and educational activities in the United States and internationally.
Obtained retroactive 501(c)(3) status for a private operating foundation.
Successfully represented clients in disputes with the IRS.
Obtained "no change in ownership" determinations by the Los Angeles County Tax Assessor in complex real estate transactions.

Associate - Los Angeles

Email Felicia Chang

Phone:

(310) 312-3256

Fax:

(310) 231-8356

Practice Area

Education

University of California Los Angeles School of Law, J.D., 1999
University of California Berkeley, B.S. Business Administration, 1996; High Honors

Court Admissions

California

Professional Recognition

"Southern California Rising Stars," Super Lawyers (2005, 2009-2011)

Publications and Presentations

Speaker, Estate Planning in the Current Environment & Anticipated Changes to the Estate and Gift Tax Laws, Pepperdine Estate Planning Network (PEPNET) (September 2009)
Reformation of Charitable Remainder Trusts, MS&K Charitable Sector Letter (June 2008)
Sale of Pink Merchandise Not UBTI, MS&K Charitable Sector Letter (December 2007)
IRS Guidelines on New Qualified Appraisal Rules (March 2007)
Felicia Chang was a member of the 2007 Washington D.C. delegation of the Taxation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and the California State Bar. Her paper, titled “Dueling Powers under Section 678,” was selected to be presented before the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department. The Paper urged both the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department to issue guidance to clarify an ambiguity in Section 678 of the Internal Revenue Code. Ms. Chang's paper is expected to be published in tax journals.
Author, Is the Step Transaction Doctrine Now Applicable to Estate Planning?, California Tax Lawyer (Fall 2002)

Professional, Business, and Civic Affiliations

Chair, Tax Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Executive Committee
Former Co-Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association - Young Tax Lawyers

Other Career Experience

Estate Planning Associate, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Los Angeles
Estate Planning and Tax Associate, Jeffer, Mangles, Butler & Marmaro, LLP, Los Angeles
Senior Associate, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Los Angeles

Languages

Mandarin Chinese