About

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Holland & Knight has the largest private wealth practice in the United States and represents clients throughout the United States, Latin America and the UK.  Our clients include family offices; global, ultra-high net worth individuals and families; U.S residents with international assets; serial entrepreneurs; pro sports team owners; entertainers; financial institutions; and charitable organizations.

Lawyers in our eight Florida offices assist clients with the following:

  • business succession planning
  • charitable gift planning, philanthropy and tax-exempt status
  • closely held businesses: private company assets, business transitions and succession planning
  • domestic and international estate and tax planning and estate administration
  • family office structuring and administration
  • insurance planning
  • IRS audits, investigation, appeals and litigation
  • pre-immigration planning
  • pre- and post-nuptial agreements
  • private wealth disputes
  • sophisticated trusts with U.S. and non U.S-based investments
  • wealth transfer and preservation strategies

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Disputes - Florida

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What the Team is Known For

Holland & Knight is praised by market sources for its nationwide reach and the quality of service provided by its private wealth attorneys. The team specialises in domestic and international estate planning and administration.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Edward Koren
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Edward Koren
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Eminent Practitioners

Edward Koren has longstanding expertise in all aspects of estate planning, wills and trusts. He specialises in wealth planning for business founders and owners, including complex business succession planning.

He is very thoughtful, responsive and gets back to us with complete and well-crafted memos.

Christopher W Boyett
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Christopher W Boyett
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Christopher Boyett co-chairs the firm's national private wealth practice. A pre-eminent trust and estate practitioner in Florida, Boyett is a popular choice among ultra high net worth clients for trust and estate planning and administration, business succession, asset structuring, as well as family office matters.

Chris has been remarkable, not just on technical side, but also in helping clients make some tough decisions.

Christopher is a fantastic international tax lawyer. He is very, very smart and really practising at a high level.

Christopher Boyett is terrific. He has tremendous judgement.

Robert Lang
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Robert Lang
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Robert Lang is a partner in Holland & Knight's private wealth team, with vast experience representing clients on contentious estate and trust matters. Lang regularly handles high value fiduciary litigation issues, including contested probates and guardianships.

Bob comes with years of experience. He is thoughtful and he just seems to understand situations well without requiring great explanation. He is extremely responsive and just gets it.

We continue to be impressed with his professionalism, thoughtfulness, and attentiveness throughout the estate litigation process. He is empathetic, where appropriate, and pushes back where necessary.

He is responsive, thoughtful and commercially aware of opposing counsel. His advice on estate litigation matters is highly valued.

Dominic Kouffman
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Dominic Kouffman
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Dominic Kouffman is a partner in Holland & Knight's Tampa office. Kouffman is well regarded for contentious trust and estate matters, and also handles commercial disputes.

Dominic is extremely knowledgeable. He knows the intricacies of the law very well. He is also unflappable; cool as a cucumber. He is very surgical and knows his stuff well.

Dominic is a phenomenal attorney who handles complex matters with strategic clarity. He is well versed in multiple legal issues and provides wonderful client service.

Kevin Packman
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Kevin Packman
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Kevin Packman advises domestic and international high net worth clients on trusts and estate planning. Packman has particular focus on international estate planning as well as tax controversy matters.

Kevin understands things so well because he is bright and has great experience with international aspects of planning.

Kevin is top notch on US cross-border issues.

Stewart L Kasner
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Stewart L Kasner
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Stewart Kasner is a partner and co-head of Holland & Knight's international private client group. Kasner has experience advising on international estate and tax planning work, with a focus on international tax matters including Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act reporting.

Stewart is one of the smartest guys I know. He is calm in a crisis and very good at explaining technical matters to clients.

Stewart is always at the top of my list when choosing a trust and estate attorney due to his expertise, client relationships, vision and approach to finding practical solutions for our clients.

Cristina Papanikos
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Cristina Papanikos
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Up and Coming

Cristina Papanikos is a senior counsel in the team who advises on complex trust and estate administration matters.

Cristina has a very good understanding of trust and estates matters.

Cristina Papanikos is great; so responsive and detail-oriented.

Patrick Duffey
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Patrick Duffey
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Up and Coming

Patrick Duffey is a partner in the team's Tampa office. He works on complex estate plan reviews and trust structuring.

Patrick is very attentive, smart and creative.

Patrick's ability to navigate complex trust and governance matters with nuanced, practical solutions showcases his deep expertise and strategic thinking.

Sean Tevel
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Sean Tevel
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Up and Coming
Sean Tevel is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office. Tevel has a growing profile and focuses on tax, as well as trust and estate planning for domestic ultra high net worth clients and those with significant cross-border investments.

He is very practical, intelligent, extremely responsive and down to earth.

He is knowledgeable, dynamic and good with clients.

Ranked Individuals at
Holland & Knight LLP

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Florida

Private Wealth Disputes

Robert Lang
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Robert Lang
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Band 1
Dominic Kouffman
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Dominic Kouffman
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Band 2
Cristina Papanikos
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Cristina Papanikos
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Up and Coming
Private Wealth Law

Edward Koren
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Edward Koren
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Eminent Practitioners
Christopher W Boyett
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Christopher W Boyett
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Band 1
Kevin Packman
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Kevin Packman
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Band 2
Stewart L Kasner
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Stewart L Kasner
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Band 3
Patrick Duffey
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Patrick Duffey
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Up and Coming
Sean Tevel
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Sean Tevel
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Up and Coming

Members

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Andrew Weinstein

Christopher W Boyett

Christopher W Boyett

Head of Department

Cristina Papanikos

Dominic Kouffman

Eduardo Arista

Havens Jason

Jennifer Kifer

John Stansbury

Kelly Hellmuth

Lang Robert

Logan Gans

Nichole Scott

Patrick Duffey

Patrick Emans

Rick Stockton

Sean Tevel

Shaina Kamen

William R. Lane, Jr

Industries

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Closely held businesses

Family offices

Financial services

Private clients