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Private Wealth Law - New York

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

McDermott Will & Schulte has an exceptional reputation for representing high net worth and ultra high net worth clients in a variety of private wealth matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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William D Zabel
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Senior Statespeople
William Zabel has decades of experience acting for wealthy families on private wealth matters. Zabel is a founding partner of the firm and a hugely influential figure in trusts and estates law.

William Zabel's intellect is of the highest level.

William Zabel is the gold standard.

Carlyn S McCaffrey
Carlyn S McCaffrey
Star Individuals
Carlyn McCaffrey is an esteemed private client practitioner with a wealth of experience. In addition to regularly advising institutions and high net worth and ultra high net worth clients on tax and estate planning and charitable planning matters, McCaffrey is also a widely published thought leader in the trust and estate and tax spaces.

Carlyn McCaffrey is a leader in the field. She is a brilliant attorney.

Carlyn McCaffrey is the best attorney in private client around.

Carlyn McCaffrey is an extremely knowledgeable attorney and very responsive to clients.

Christen Douglas
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Christen Douglas
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Band 2

Christen Douglas heads McDermott's disputes practice in New York. Douglas is sought after by wealthy clients for trust and estate litigation mandates.

Christen Douglas is a pleasure to work with. She is extremely intelligent, responsive and knows how to put a client at ease in a difficult time.

Christen Douglas is thorough in her work, and she really takes a lot of time and care in her work product.

Christen Douglas puts together a sophisticated team. She is also always available and really responsive. Her dedication to this area of law is second to none.

Christen Douglas is very professional, good with clients and very smart. She cuts through the extraneous issues to get to the heart of the matter.

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Susan C Frunzi
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Band 2
Susan Frunzi is highly regarded for her experience advising high net worth clients on a broad range of matters, including complex charitable planning, trust planning and estate administration.

Susan has a way to integrate the most technically advanced advice seamlessly. She really knows her stuff. It is a treat to watch her in action.

Susan Frunzi has great technical expertise but she also just has an incredibly kind and compassionate way with clients. Clients feel very comfortable speaking to her.

Whether it is in writing or verbally, Susan is very skilled at addressing issues directly. She does not obscure the topic with extraneous or unrelated concepts. She is direct to the point.

Susan Frunzi is brilliant. She is wise and a dedicated champion to her clients.

Susan Frunzi thinks out of the box. She is able to take a very complicated matter and adapt around our needs.

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Catherine Grevers Schmidt
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Band 3
Catherine Grevers Schmidt regularly advises high net worth clients on a range of private wealth matters. She is best known for assisting individuals with estate planning, trust structuring and succession planning.

Catherine Schmidt is creative in her work and is always looking for better solutions. She communicates very complex matters to us in an easy-to-understand way.

Catherine Schmidt is an extraordinary person and professional. I have never worked with anyone as competent, kind, intelligent and efficient as she is.

Catherine Schmidt is both a lawyer's lawyer and a client's lawyer. She has a very high IQ and EQ, and is excellent at bringing a solution-based approach to complex problems.

Catherine Schmidt is an excellent practitioner. I can rely on her for thoughtful, technical, reasonable advice. She is personable and talented, an absolute pleasure to work with.

Toni Ann Kruse
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Toni Ann Kruse
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Band 3
Toni Ann Kruse has considerable experience in advising high net worth individuals on trust and estate matters.

Tori Ann is very knowledgeable and attentive, and just the right mix of creative and careful.

Toni Ann Kruse is a pleasure to work with. She explains complex processes and concepts in a way that is easy for clients to understand.

Anita S Rosenbloom
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Anita S Rosenbloom
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Band 4
Anita Rosenbloom is known for advising high net worth individuals on tax planning and business succession matters.

Anita Rosenbloom is exceptional. Her clients love her and they respect her opinion so much. She is extremely knowledgeable and creative - a complete adviser.

Anita Rosenbloom is excellent from a tax perspective. She really knows her stuff.

Anita Rosenbloom is knowledgeable, super efficient and trusted by clients.

Jay E. Rivlin
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Jay E. Rivlin
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Band 4
Jay Rivlin regularly advises affluent individuals on their domestic and international estate planning, trusts and tax matters.

Jay Rivlin is simply extraordinary on all aspects.

Elyse G. Kirschner
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Elyse G. Kirschner
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Band 5
Elyse Kirschner advises high net worth clients on domestic and international matters, including estate planning, charitable giving and trusts.

Elyse Kirschner is terrific.

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Kim Baptiste
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Band 5
Kim Baptiste often acts for high net worth individuals on estate planning, business succession and tax matters.
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Laura Angel-Lalanne
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Band 5

Laura Angel-Lalanne advises high net worth individuals on estate planning and administration, with a particular focus on philanthropic planning.

Laura Angel-Lalanne is knowledgeable about the law and is able to communicate with clients about highly technical matters.

Laura Angel-Lalanne is always attentive.

Laura Angel-Lalanne is very knowledgeable in her field, a creative thinker and an excellent problem solver.

Laura Angel-Lalanne is super knowledgeable and very responsive.

Laura Angel-Lalanne is a terrific partner, a great listener, compassionate and brilliant.

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Marnie Grossman
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Band 5

Marnie Grossman has particular expertise in estate planning and administration for various high-profile and high net worth individuals.

Marnie Grossman is so smart, so organised and commands respect. She gives advice in a way that very accomplished people can really understand what she is talking about.

Marnie Grossman is amazing and a terrific partner for navigating family dynamics and estate planning.

Marnie Grossman is really on top of stuff, collaborative with all other advisers and technically very strong.

Marnie Grossman is incredibly organised. She has a real skill in dealing with complicated and detailed issues.

Marnie Grossman is very detail-oriented and concerned about the clients.

Ranked Individuals at
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Private Wealth Disputes

Christen Douglas
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Christen Douglas
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Band 2
Private Wealth Law

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William D Zabel
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Senior Statespeople
Carlyn S McCaffrey
Carlyn S McCaffrey
Star Individuals
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Susan C Frunzi
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Band 2
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Catherine Grevers Schmidt
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Band 3
Toni Ann Kruse
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Toni Ann Kruse
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Band 3
Anita S Rosenbloom
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Anita S Rosenbloom
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Band 4
Jay E. Rivlin
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Jay E. Rivlin
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Band 4
Elyse G. Kirschner
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Elyse G. Kirschner
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Band 5
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Kim Baptiste
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Band 5
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Laura Angel-Lalanne
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Band 5
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Marnie Grossman
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Band 5