Mitchell Kopelman

National Aprio Technology Industry Leader | Tax Partner
Aprio, LLP
Aprio Advisory Group, LLC

Office: (404) 898-8231

Email: mitchell.kopelman@aprio.com

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Overview

As national leader of the firm’s Technology industry client base, Mitchell coordinates and collaborates with leaders across all service lines supporting the firm’s technology clients  providing a range of services. Mitchell has been a partner with Aprio since 1990. He works with domestic and multinational clients in a range of technology industries, including software, blockchain, gaming, prop tech, fintech, healthtech, IT, generative AI, and privacy and security. Mitchell helps business owners, venture and PE investors, and C-level executives achieve their business objectives, from pre-revenue startups to high growth liquidity events.

Experience

Mitchell is known for promoting research, innovation, and entrepreneurship by enabling companies to be successful, regardless of where they are in their business lifecycle. Mitchell provides innovative tax strategies that increase profitability, valuations, and support rapid growth. His experience includes tax structuring, financial and tax due diligence, venture capital and private equity relationships, and business combination transactional accounting analysis.

Mitchell has extensive experience helping companies scale and guiding them to understand how to take advantage of mergers and acquisitions (M&As), federal and state R&D tax credits, inbound and outbound global tax matters, transfer pricing, joint ventures, and tax efficient equity incentives such as stock options and profits interest to recruit and retain key team members. With the emergence of blockchain and digital assets, Mitchell has been instrumental in forming Aprio’s blockchain practice.

Education & Affiliations

Mitchell earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the School of Accountancy at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He has been ranked in the “Top 10 Accounting Professionals in Georgia” by The Academy of Public Accounting Professionals. His professional affiliations include Membership in the FIDF Atlanta Leadership Council and Audit Committee of Jewish Federation of Atlanta.

 

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