Private Wealth Law - Georgia
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What the Team is Known For
The team at Alston & Bird advises wealthy individuals and families, businesses and family offices on wealth management strategies including tax planning and charitable planning.
Strengths
The firm does top-quality work for UHNW clients.
The firm overall is outstanding, well known and has many people across many disciplines.
They are hungry and energetic and willing to put in the work, try new things, and build the best practice in the industry.
Notable practitioners
Benjamin White is senior counsel at the firm and an experienced tax and estate planning specialist.
He is very well known in the market on the charities side, one of the top names in the Southeast for that.
Mark Williamson is a highly respected attorney who focuses his practice on estate planning and tax matters.
Mark is one of the best tax minds in estate planning in Florida.
Robert Edge has over five decades of experience in wealth planning, advising ultra-wealthy families and closely held business owners. He is well regarded for the depth of his knowledge and his stellar client base.
He's known for a long time as a good estate planner.
Margaret Scott is highly esteemed in the trust and estate community. Scott frequently advises wealthy clients on charitable planning and estate planning.
Her specialty is not just private client work but also foundations and endowments. She does excellent work, with good responsiveness. She has seen a lot of complex situations and is so experienced.
She has a robust estate planning and non-profit practice and is considered a go-to for those matters.
She is definitely an excellent attorney in her attention to detail, ability to navigate complexities in the tax code and thinking about any potential consequences.
Jake Kaplan is a partner at Alston & Bird. He is adept at advising clients on estate planning and other wealth transfer matters.
Jake is a phenomenal attorney, and I believe he is the next generation of private wealth law.
