Title: Founding Member and Domestic and International Private Client Attorney
Company: MNF Legal LLC
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Severiano Ortiz, JD, Founding Member and Domestic and International Private Client Attorney at MNF Legal LLC, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Lawyers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in Legal Services.
Mr. Ortiz is an esteemed attorney practicing law for over a decade. Since 2023, he has represented Washington MNF Legal in Washington, D.C., as a founding member and domestic and international private client and tax attorney. As such, he works with multinational families and businesses with a U.S. connection. Mr. Ortiz’s role includes advising domestic and international institutional and private clients regarding individual and business tax planning matters. He also advises clients on cross-border transactions, tax-efficient restructurings, tax developments, individual and cross-border planning and restructuring, and more. Mr. Ortiz’s expertise in multinational taxation has been pivotal to his success.
Before his affiliation with MNF Legal LLC, Mr. Ortiz was a distinguished partner and domestic and international private client attorney at Kozusko Harris Duncan from 2020 to 2023, a senior manager of international tax services at RSM US LLP between 2018 and 2020, an international tax services manager at PwC from 2016 to 2018, and an associate of international tax and tax controversy at Holland & Knight LLP between 2013 and 2016. Before passing the bar, Mr. Ortiz worked for several different firms as an accountant, beginning in 2002 with Intrepid Capital, and had the opportunity to entrepreneurship as the founder of Luneninka Accounting Inc.
Mr. Ortiz received a Bachelor of Arts in French language and literature and a Bachelor of Science in accounting and finance from Jacksonville University in 2002, a Master of Arts in biblical studies from the Asbury Theological Seminary in 2006, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence and a Master of Laws in taxation from Northwestern University in 2013. He was admitted to practice by the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Illinois Bar Associations and is a certified public accountant and certified fraud examiner. Besides his professional accomplishments, Mr. Ortiz has been active in his professional industry as the vice chair of the continuing education committee of the American Bar Association’s section on taxation since 2015 and the co-chair of the wealth management workshop for the association since 2021. Civically, he has been recognized as a fellow of the American Bar Foundation since 2024. In the coming years, Mr. Ortiz intends to continue working at his established firm and expand its client base and referral networks.
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