Scott Drago is a Managing Director at FTI Consulting and is based in New York. He is a member of the Real Estate Solutions practice.
Mr. Drago works in the Business Tax Advisory group and advises real estate clients on a broad range of tax matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, such as UPREIT and DownREIT structures, corporate, partnership and limited liability company structuring and restructuring. He also advises clients on REIT formations, debt and equity offerings and equity-based executive compensation.
Mr. Drago assists clients with cross-border real estate joint ventures and advises foreign investors, including pension funds and high net worth individuals and families, on structuring investments in United States real estate and United States investors and developers investing in real estate in various foreign jurisdictions, such as Spain, France and the UK.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Drago practiced tax law for more than 20 years and was a Senior Tax Partner at a nationally recognized law firm.
Mr. Drago holds a B.A. in Economics and a J.D. from Fordham University and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.