KPMG Launches U.S. Law Firm After Landing Arizona Approval

Big Four accounting firm KPMG has successfully won a license to offer legal services in Arizona under the state’s Alternative Business Structure program.

Jon Campisi | March 06, 2025

KPMG offices in Washington, D.C. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM

A recent order posted by the Arizona Supreme Court shows that KPMG won conditional approval to operate as an Arizona ABS, but the high court put a restriction on the application, determining that the firm cannot perform legal services for clients for which KPMG or its member firms conduct financial statement audits or attestations.

The state Supreme Court approved KPMG’s application to operate a nonlawyer-owned law firm after one of its own committees previously had unanimously recommended licensure.

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