Ronald Lazof has over 30 years’ experience as a business and tax lawyer focusing on matters of business, tax and corporate planning, contractual documentation, succession, survivorship, reorganization, recapitalization, formation, dissolution, merger, acquisition and divestiture. Representative clients and matters span industries as diverse as the restaurant and hospitality business to multi-state multi-plant manufacturing of both consumer and industrial goods, to the service and franchise business. He has formed literally thousands new enterprises and represented hundreds of businesses in merger and acquisition matters ranging in value to in excess of $2,000,000,000 in consideration received. He has also been an owner, director, officer, and principle manager of both manufacturing and service business operations.

Ronald served as president and chief executive officer of Behr Process Corporation from 1996 to August 2001, playing a key role in the company’s move from a privately-held family business to a $1B+, publicly-held, multi-plant manufacturer and distributor of paints and coatings. Prior to Behr, Mr. Lazof was a senior shareholder and founder of Lazof and Coss, attorneys of Newport Beach, California from 1971 to 1996.

Ronald graduated cum laude from California State University at Northridge with a B.S. in accounting and magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angles Law School with a Juris Doctorate. He holds a Certified Public Accountants license in California, is a California Life Agent and was previously licensed as a California Real Estate Broker.

Ronald has been actively involved as a director in several foundations and charities and associations including Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Orange County and the Laguna Art Museum. He has authored a series of business monographs available at The CEO Refresher (refresher.com) on both the Art and Science of Business and is a frequent speaker at both professional and civic events on both educational and current topics.