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Provided by Jillian Merns
Jillian is co-head of Davis Polk's Private Wealth practice. She has deep experience in all aspects of estate planning and administration, with an emphasis on developing sophisticated plans for high-net-worth individuals and their families. Her practice includes preparing complex wills and trust agreements and counseling on estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax matters. She represents clients in estate and gift tax audits and counsels clients in all phases of the administration of decedents’ estates and trusts.
Jillian also advises on the creation of single family offices and works with many family offices on an ongoing basis to provide comprehensive solutions to the complex issues facing today’s wealthiest families.
Jillian is a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
New York University School of Law, LLM, 2013
Columbia Law School, J.D., 2008
Provided by Chambers
Jillian Merns regularly advises high net worth clients on tax, succession and trusts. Merns is well regarded for her planning skills and dedication to client service. In July 2025 Merns joined Davis Polk & Wardwell.
Provided by Chambers
Jillian Merns is an excellent communicator, smart and extremely engaged in getting the client the best result.
Jillian Merns is very intelligent and has a comprehensive understanding of estate planning. She also has the ability to explain complex technical issues with simplicity to make it easy to understand.
Jillian Merns thinks outside the box for new starts, and she understands our business and people at an elemental level.
Jillian Merns has a deep trusts and estates skill set.
Jillian Merns has expertly advised our family on some of the most complex estate planning techniques available today.
Jillian Merns is an excellent communicator, smart and extremely engaged in getting the client the best result.
Jillian Merns is very intelligent and has a comprehensive understanding of estate planning. She also has the ability to explain complex technical issues with simplicity to make it easy to understand.
Jillian Merns thinks outside the box for new starts, and she understands our business and people at an elemental level.
Jillian Merns has a deep trusts and estates skill set.
Jillian Merns has expertly advised our family on some of the most complex estate planning techniques available today.