Aman Badyal is a strategic tax advisor to dealmakers, developers and investors shaping complex transactions across real estate, energy and emerging technologies. With a national practice focused on transactional tax, Aman counsels clients on high-value mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border investments and distressed asset strategies.

Known for helping clients anticipate and manage tax exposure, he brings particular depth in technology and real estate matters — from crypto fund formation and token monetization to 1031 exchanges and Qualified Opportunity Zone planning. Aman helps real estate developers, fund sponsors, family offices and blockchain-related businesses structure around tax exposure with foresight and precision.

His work includes providing tax advice with respect to:

  • Real estate investment, development and disposition transactions, including joint ventures and advanced section 1031 exchanges
  • Distressed asset strategies, including loan workouts and recapitalizations
  • Mergers, acquisitions and other reorganizations
  • Crypto investment funds, DAOs and token issuances
  • Qualified Opportunity Zone investments
  • Foreign investment in U.S. real property
  • California property and transfer tax issues, including Los Angeles “Mansion Tax” (Measure ULA) planning
  • Energy tax credits and credit transfers under the Inflation Reduction Act

Aman frequently speaks on evolving tax issues and has served as an adjunct professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law, where he taught Taxation of Business Organizations.

Education

  • New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
    • Taxation
  • Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2004)
    • University of Washington (B.A., 2001)
      • Business Administration and Accounting

    Bar Admission

    • California

    Professional Affiliations

    • Tax Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
      • Member, Executive Committee, 2023-Present
    • South Asian Bar Association of San Diego
      • Member, Board of Directors, 2018-2020

    Recognition

    • Recognized in The Legal 500 US Elite, Los Angeles, Tax, 2026