DEPARTMENT PROFILE

Day Pitney LLP

Private Wealth Law

4 ranked individuals

Band 3

USA

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Day Pitney assists high net worth clients with domestic and international wealth structuring matters, and is particularly strong on the East Coast. "They are very active in the region across New Jersey, Boston and Connecticut," according to a market commentator.

"They have a very dedicated team and are great to work with," says one fellow attorney, while another says: "They have a combination of pure high net worth estate planners and pure tax lawyers. They do a very nice job for clients."

Notable practitioners

Dina Kapur Sanna is an expert on domestic and international tax, trust and estate planning matters. A source says: "She is definitely a leading individual in the field of cross-border planning. She really knows what she is doing and has real expertise in this area." Another source says that she "explains US tax and structuring issues in a refreshingly straightforward manner."

Warren Whitaker "is very experienced in doing asset protection, trusts and foreign work," according to an industry source. He often assists clients with multi-jurisdictional assets on complex wealth planning issues. "He is technically incredibly talented and well known," says a peer, while another says: "He is very highly regarded for his international work."

Leiha Macauley acts for high net worth clients including private equity principals, company executives and closely held business owners. "She is truly terrific. She is so smart and well known in the Boston estate planning community," reports an industry source, and another source says: "She is very smart and creative. I only have good things to say about her."

Michael Pfeifer has a particular specialism in cross-border tax and pre-immigration planning issues. A fellow attorney says he is "extremely knowledgeable in international income tax and estate planning issues" and "very well respected in that area."