Michele M Mulrooney
High Net Worth Guide 2023
Band 2 : Private Wealth Law
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About
Provided by Michele M Mulrooney
Practice Areas
Michele Mulrooney is a partner and Chair of Willkie’s Private Clients Group in Los Angeles. She focuses her practice on estate planning for high-net-worth individuals, including actors, directors, writers, producers, artists, sports figures, business owners and executives, and real estate investors. She has substantial experience in all aspects of sophisticated estate planning, including the preservation and protection of wealth for generations of families, establishing and advising private foundations, post-death administration of estates and trusts, establishing and advising conservatorships and guardianships, cross-border planning for multinational clients, and insurance issues.
Michele is also experienced in estate planning for majority owners of both private and public companies, including, but not limited to, recapitalizations, buy-sell agreements between shareholders and partners, sales to third parties, and intra-family transfers.
Michele’s experience and insight into the unique legal needs facing individuals in the entertainment industry have led her to develop a broader service offering for her clients. This includes counseling on general business and personal matters, including serving as an advisor to family law counsel in complex divorce situations. She also serves as trustee and executor of many of her clients' trusts and estates.
Education
University of California, Southern California, Gould School of Law
J.D. (Order of the Coif)
Awards
Legal Impact Report
Variety
2023
Women of Influence: Attorneys
Los Angeles Business Journal
2023
Power Lawyers: Troubleshooters
The Hollywood Reporter
2022
Women's Impact Report
Variey
2016
Partners of Distinction Award
California Community Foundation
2016
Top Women Lawyers
Daily Journal
2015