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Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - New York

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

The team at Schulte Roth & Zabel is well equipped to advise high net worth individuals and families on a range of private wealth matters.

Strengths

The Schulte team really think about the client as a whole. The way they approach things is excellent. They do not just think in a square box. They are totally appropriate, but also very creative.

Schulte's attorneys take care of things so quickly. They are family, in a way. It is so easy to call and speak with them.

Schulte Roth & Zabel provides a personalised service with a true understanding of not only the law but its best use for our family goals.

The planning and analysis Schulte Roth & Zabel provide reflects their depth of understanding. They also can pull in other colleagues if the issue at hand is related to another field.

Schulte Roth & Zabel are highly knowledgeable on the subject matter and exhibit creativity to find solutions to problems.

Notable practitioners

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.

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.

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.

Kim Baptiste often acts for high net worth individuals on estate planning, business succession and tax matters.

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.

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 Law

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William D Zabel
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Senior Statespeople
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Susan C Frunzi
Head of Private Wealth Law
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Catherine Grevers Schmidt
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Kim Baptiste
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Laura Angel-Lalanne
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Band 5
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Marnie Grossman
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