High Net Worth Guide 2025 : New York
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Sullivan & Cromwell provides comprehensive service to ultra high net worth individuals, families, trustees and charitable institutions on a variety of private wealth law matters, including estate planning, tax planning and litigation, and succession planning.
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Sullivan & Cromwell has highly knowledgeable attorneys. They give us personalised attention. They are always available with quick turnaround and high-quality work.
Sullivan & Cromwell are on another level in terms of quality, intellect, understanding of the law and execution. They are just flawless.
For any thorny, hairy trust issue, we go to Sullivan & Cromwell. Its attorneys have the experience at their fingertips.
Sullivan & Cromwell are the best in the business. Not only are they fine technicians, but they are very focused on client service and satisfaction. When they are involved we all sleep better.
Sullivan & Cromwell are experts in their fields and are very collaborative with different areas of their firm.
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Basil Zirinis earns praise across the market for his in-depth experience advising high net worth clients on private wealth matters. He often advises individuals, fiduciaries and family-controlled businesses throughout the world on domestic and international estate and trust planning, as well as estate and trust administration and litigation.
Basil is extremely good at identifying strengths and weaknesses in large international trust structures.
Basil Zirinis has a great background in cross-border work. He is one of the best for that kind of work.
Basil Zirinis is very good.
Zena Tamler is best known for her wealth management strategies that involve multi-jurisdictional planning. She often advises high net worth families on sophisticated tax matters and estate planning matters, while also acting for fiduciaries in connection with the administration of estates and trusts.
Zena is one of the best attorneys I have ever worked with. Her technical knowledge is unsurpassed, yet she provides a practical approach to dealing with issues.
Zena Tamler is very smart, thorough and has very good technical skills. She is just an outstanding lawyer.
Zena Tamler is very smart and very personal. She gets people and understands the situation.
Nothing gets past Zena Tamler. She covers every detail, is exceedingly thorough and works tirelessly for her clients.
Zena Tamler is absolutely cool under pressure. She has excellent client management skills and an ability to synthesise trust law with other types of law.
Bachir Karam represents high net worth clients in a wide range of trust and estate matters, including cross-border estate, tax and trust planning.
Bachir Karam is brilliant and clients love him.
Bachir Karam is extremely talented.
Bachir Karam is very creative and knowledgeable.
Bachir Karam's execution is spot on. There is never an error in execution or judgement.
Bachir Karam is incredibly energetic. In addition to excellent technical expertise, he has the ability to synthesise complex trust issues and come up with solutions.
Charles Dowling has considerable experience advising high net worth families and individuals on many aspects of their private wealth affairs.
Charles Dowling gets along with his clients and does very sophisticated planning.
Charles Dowling has extraordinary bedside manner. He is able to describe highly complex trust principles in simple terms, and he has the ability to turn around very extensive documents in real time.
Charles Dowling is excellent with relationships. He is very thoughtful in his analysis and he is a broad thinker.
Charles Dowling has a lot of knowledge and experience. He's a terrific lawyer. He is very good at explaining things to clients, thinking through issues and simplifying the questions.
Special counsel Shifra Herzberg advises high net worth clients on sophisticated wealth and estate planning and multi-generational wealth transfer.
Shifra Herzberg is very knowledgeable. I feel comfortable she either has the answer or will find it.
Shifra Herzberg has great bedside manner. She is a real trusted adviser.
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Bachir Karam
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View profile of Marina A BezrukovaCharles T Dowling
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Practice area: Private Wealth Law
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