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Leigh-Alexandra Basha

Leigh-Alexandra Basha

High Net Worth 2025

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Leigh-Alexandra focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group.

Leigh was an adjunct professor of wills, trusts and estates at American University Washington College of Law. She lectures and has written extensively about international estate and tax planning issues, and is editor of A Guide to International Estate Planning: Drafting, Compliance, and Administration Strategies, Second Edition.

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Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law: Eastern Region - USA - Nationwide

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Individual Editorial

Leigh-Alexandra Basha has an impressive cross-border trust and estate practice. Basha is best known for pre-immigration planning and complex international tax compliance matters for international clients.

Private Wealth Law - District of Columbia

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Leigh-Alexandra Basha is adept at handling complex tax, estate, business succession, pre-immigration planning and trust administration matters, among others.

Strengths

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  • Knowing that Leigh-Alexandra is overseeing everything is a comfort. I know, without question, that when I reach out she will be there. I trust her implicitly to handle my family's affairs.

    Private Wealth Law: Eastern RegionChambers High Net Worth
  • Leigh-Alexandra Basha is brilliant. She is excellent on the technical side and she also has an excellent client style. She has a graciousness to her; a beautiful blend of what you need.

    Private Wealth Law: Eastern RegionChambers High Net Worth
  • Leigh-Alexandra is prominent in the cross-border estate planning area. She is very nice and everyone likes her. She attracts so many clients because she is very personable and listens to people.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
  • Leigh-Alexandra is extremely knowledgeable and easy to work with.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth
  • Leigh-Alexandra is very renowned for international estate planning.

    Private Wealth LawChambers High Net Worth

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