Scott Farb, CPA


Scott Farb, CPA, Principal

With 30 years of experience in the real estate accounting industry, Scott Farb is a leader in Reznick Group's national commercial real estate practice.

Scott has extensive experience with public and private real estate companies along with specific expertise in working with private equity funds, pension funds investing in real estate, commercial and residential property owners and operators, hotels and resorts, real estate developers, homebuilders and land developers.

Prior to joining Reznick Group, Scott served for twenty years as a senior partner at Kenneth Leventhal & Company, continuing in that capacity after the firm’s merger with Ernst & Young.

Through Scott’s continuing commitment to education, he has conducted numerous lectures and written dozens of articles on technical accounting and real estate matters. Because of his specialized expertise, he has written for and is quoted frequently in the Los Angeles Business Journal, Commercial Property News, Southern California Real Estate, Real Estate Forum, Pension and Investments, National Real Estate Investor, Commercial Investments in Real Estate, California Real Estate Journal, and The Journal of Accountancy, among others.

Scott is active in numerous industry organizations including the Urban Land Institute, Pension Real Estate Association (PREA), the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF) and the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) where he serves as a member of its Southern California Chapter’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the National Advisory Board of Real Estate Forum and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Distressed Assets Newsletter. Scott is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California and New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Scott received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from Hofstra University, New York, and is a George F. Baker Scholar.