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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Private Wealth Law

High Net Worth Guide 2025 : New York

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Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Rankings

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Private Wealth Law - New York

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Willkie Farr & Gallagher has an established private client team that acts for wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs and charitable organisations. The team is capable of handling a wide variety of matters including estate, tax and trust planning.
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Strengths

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  • Willkie really brings a white-glove service to the trusts and estates world. The team are very active and engaged with the clients.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Willkie Farr & Gallagher understand the complex and have a holistic approach to T&E work. They are extremely responsive, and have a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge commercially.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • The Willkie team's knowledge and experience in dealing with these matters is exceptional, and they are very accessible and responsive.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • The team at Willkie Farr & Gallagher is really high quality. I have always found them to be great and easy to work with.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

  • Willkie are able to express extremely technical issues in a very easily digestible way. They understand our business, which makes it easy for them to suggest estate planning ideas that make sense.

    Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • David J McCabe
    David J McCabe

    David J McCabe

    David McCabe is recognised as a trusted adviser for high net worth clients, often advising on trust structures, complicated estate planning matters and charitable planning.

    • David McCabe is an amazing communicator and extremely knowledgeable. He is very experienced and uses his experience to assist clients in their planning decisions.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • David McCabe has a tremendous amount of experience. He is an incredibly knowledgeable trusts and estates lawyer.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • David McCabe is great at explaining complex issues.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • David McCabe has a command over trust and estate related matters. He is personable, good with clients, a good listener and asks good questions.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • Ani C Hovanessian
    Ani C Hovanessian

    Ani C Hovanessian

    Ani Hovanessian has notable experience advising high net worth clients on estate planning, charitable planning and business succession.

    • Ani Hovanessian is probably one of the most creative attorneys I have ever met. She is ferociously committed to her clients and will work tirelessly to produce a good result.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Ani Hovanessian is a very good attorney; it comes down to interpersonal skills and responsiveness.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • I can't say enough good things about Ani. I continually rely on her and refer her to others.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • Ani Hovanessian understands everything deeply and is a great lawyer.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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  • David Posner
    David Posner

    David Posner

    David Posner advises high net worth clients on a broad spectrum of matters. Posner earns praise from market sources for his planning and client service skills.

    • David Posner has a really nice client rapport. He is very smart but he also gets the need to boil things down to simple terms for the client.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth

    • David Posner is likeable and very easy to work with. He is very responsive, proactive with clients and understands what's important.

      Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
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