Doug Schwartz, Anna Tang Recognized as “2025 Visionaries” in Finance

Doug Schwartz and Anna Tang were recognized by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing in its 2025 “Banking & Finance” supplement. The supplement highlights professionals working in the banking and finance space whose “achievements during the past 24 months have been both exemplary and worthy of recognition in this publication…[and who] bring a living face and emotional depth to the often complex, sometimes oblique world of the financial sector.”

Doug is highlighted for his specialization in “tax matters, including international, federal, state and local taxation [and] advising on individual and compensation planning, business transactions, tax-exempt entities and investments across multiple asset classes.” The Times also notes his clients “span entertainment, real estate, manufacturing, sports, nonprofits and public agencies” and that he has “extensive experience with tax controversies, representing clients before the IRS, California Franchise Tax Board and other regulatory bodies.” His profile closes by adding he “also advises on business formations, M&A, real estate tax issues and cross-border tax planning. His expertise includes structuring public pension and health plan investments, forming tax exempt organizations and navigating Proposition 13, sales tax and business license tax compliance.”

Anna is lauded for her role as “co-chair of Nossaman’s Corporate Group” and for being “a leading corporate lawyer known for her strategic approach to complex transactions.” The Times adds she “advises companies across industries on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, commercial agreements and business structuring [and] works with clients throughout the business lifecycle, from entity formation and joint ventures to restructuring and dispositions.” Her profile further states she “specializes in taxation implications of transactions, [and her] expertise extends to healthcare and real estate” where she represents “surgical centers, medical groups and real estate developers in structuring ventures and securing financing.”  The profile closes by saying, “with experience as a corporate and tax attorney at a top Australian law firm, she advises multinational and foreign clients on Australian and international commercial and taxation issues.”