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Milbank LLP

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : New York


Milbank LLP

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Milbank has developed the premier international trusts and estates practice in the United States, serving individual and institutional clients in an innovative manner. The firm has a broad range of experience in the areas of estate planning, trusts and estates administration, charitable giving, advising institutional fiduciaries, creating and advising exempt organizations, and trusts and estates litigation. 

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Private Wealth Law - New York

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Milbank is highly regarded for its international practice and ability to advise high net worth clients on complex and sophisticated private wealth matters.

Strengths

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  • Milbank are proactive. They provide a business-minded approach and solutions.

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  • Milbank have deep experience and expertise coupled with a pragmatic approach.

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  • Milbank stands out from a lot of other firms. It is populated with very technically capable lawyers.

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  • Milbank is one of the strongest trust and estates law firms nationally.

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  • The entire firm is incredibly responsive. I don't think they sleep.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Austin Bramwell
    Band 1Austin Bramwell

    Austin Bramwell

    Austin Bramwell is co-practice group leader of Milbank's trust and estate group and is highly rated for his substantial experience advising high net worth clients on tax and estate planning.
    • Austin Bramwell is the smartest attorney we have in our system. I can call him with some esoteric question, and within ten minutes he can summarise the issue and the solution.

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    • Austin Bramwell is technically expert in his knowledge of tax and property law as it relates to trust and estate matters. He also has very smooth edges; he manages client relationships very well.

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    • Austin is very proactive in offering business-minded and practical solutions to sophisticated issues.

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    • Austin Bramwell is very smart and very creative.

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    • Austin Bramwell is thorough and very knowledgeable on trust end estate law.

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  • Band 3Jessica D. Soojian
    Band 3Jessica D. Soojian

    Jessica D. Soojian

    Jessica Soojian has experience advising high net worth clients on estate planning, trust administration and tax planning. In addition, her practice involves philanthropic planning for private equity principals, hedge fund principals, entrepreneurs and artists.
    • Jessica Soojian is an excellent lawyer. She is incredibly prompt and thinks around all sides.

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    • Jessica Soojian is the most level-headed, technically knowledgeable attorney. She is patient, intelligent and thoughtful in explaining all her ideas.

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    • Jessica Soojian is terrific. I trust her judgement. She brings a lightness in interactions with clients in a topic that can be pretty dry and drab, and has the highest level of technical skills.

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  • Band 5Marceline B Tempesta
    Band 5Marceline B Tempesta

    Marceline B Tempesta

    Marceline Tempesta advises high net worth individuals on estate planning and trust administration.
  • Up and ComingSean Imfeld
    Up and ComingSean Imfeld

    Sean Imfeld

    Sean Imfeld focuses his practice on domestic and international trust, tax and estate planning for high net worth clients.

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