Ranking tables
Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth
New York
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
McDermott Will & Emery LLP 9 Years Ranked
Milbank LLP 9 Years Ranked- Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Band 2
Band 4
- ArentFox Schiff LLP 3 Years Ranked
White & Case LLP 5 Years Ranked- Baker McKenzie
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Kozusko Harris Duncan
Senior Statespeople
- G Warren Whitaker Day Pitney LLP9 Years Ranked
- Jonathan J Rikoon Loeb & Loeb LLP9 Years Ranked
- William D ZabelSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP
Star Individuals
Alan S Halperin Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP9 Years Ranked
Carlyn S McCaffrey McDermott Will & Emery LLP9 Years Ranked- Robert C Lawrence IIICadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Band 1
Amy Erenrich Heller Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates9 Years Ranked
Austin Bramwell Milbank LLP7 Years Ranked- Dina Kapur Sanna Day Pitney LLP9 Years Ranked
Georgiana J Slade Milbank LLP9 Years Ranked
Joshua Rubenstein Katten9 Years Ranked- Basil P ZirinisSullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Dean C BerryCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Jay D WaxenbergProskauer Rose LLP
Band 2
- Andrew S. Auchincloss Schlesinger Lazetera & Auchincloss LLP9 Years Ranked
Brad J Richter Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP9 Years Ranked
David J McCabe Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP9 Years Ranked
Ivan Taback Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates9 Years Ranked
Loretta A Ippolito Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP9 Years Ranked
Ronni G Davidowitz Katten9 Years Ranked- Glenn FoxBaker McKenzie
- Laura M TwomeySimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Susan C FrunziSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- Zena TamlerSullivan & Cromwell LLP
Band 3
Ivan A Sacks Withers Bergman LLP9 Years Ranked
Kathryn von Matthiessen Katten5 Years Ranked
Kevin Matz ArentFox Schiff LLP5 Years Ranked
Mark Haranzo Holland & Knight LLP5 Years Ranked
Michael S. Schwartz Day Pitney LLP6 Years Ranked- Beth D TractenbergSteptoe LLP
- Catherine Grevers SchmidtSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- Christiana LazoProskauer Rose LLP
- Linda B. HirschsonGreenberg Traurig, LLP
- Rashad WarehKozusko Harris Duncan
- Stephanie HeilbornProskauer Rose LLP
Band 4
Andrew Katzenberg ArentFox Schiff LLP3 Years Ranked
Ani C Hovanessian Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP5 Years Ranked
Anita S Rosenbloom McDermott Will & Emery LLP5 Years Ranked
Brian Janowsky ArentFox Schiff LLP3 Years Ranked- Bruce Wexler Loeb & Loeb LLP6 Years Ranked
- Carl Merino Day Pitney LLP4 Years Ranked
David Posner Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP7 Years Ranked
Jay E. Rivlin McDermott Will & Emery LLP4 Years Ranked
Jessica D. Soojian Milbank LLP3 Years Ranked
Kerry O’Rourke Perri White & Case LLP6 Years Ranked
Robert W. Sheehan Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP6 Years Ranked
Toni Ann Kruse McDermott Will & Emery LLP5 Years Ranked- Anna SalekA&O Shearman
- Simon P BeckBaker McKenzie
Band 5
Arlene A. Newton Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates5 Years Ranked- Barrye Wall White & Case LLP1 Years Ranked
- Christopher Lacaria White & Case LLP1 Years Ranked
David Stein Withers Bergman LLP9 Years Ranked
Elyse G. Kirschner McDermott Will & Emery LLP3 Years Ranked- Jerome Levine Loeb & Loeb LLP4 Years Ranked
Jillian Merns Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP3 Years Ranked
Marceline B Tempesta Milbank LLP7 Years Ranked- Michael Arlein Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP3 Years Ranked
Stephen Liss Dungey Dougherty PLLC3 Years Ranked- Bachir KaramSullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Charles T DowlingSullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Cheryl HaderReed Smith LLP
- David S FinkelsteinCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
- Eric DorschKozusko Harris Duncan
- Kim BaptisteSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- Marina A BezrukovaSullivan & Cromwell LLP
- Marnie GrossmanSchulte Roth & Zabel LLP
- Paul DePasqualeBaker McKenzie
- Stanley A. BargKozusko Harris Duncan
Up and Coming
Monika Jain Holland & Knight LLP2 Years Ranked- Kristen CuratoloSeward & Kissel LLP
Associates to watch
Sean Imfeld Milbank LLP4 Years Ranked- Sasha GrinbergCadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 McDermott Will & Emery LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedI have worked with various lawyers at McDermott and they are top-notch lawyers. They are very responsive to their clients and know the wealth planning area very well.1 Milbank LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 1 | 9 Years RankedMilbank has a strong ability to structure around complexity but distil the complexity into digestible form for clients. The firm has a deep bench, who are all excellent and responsive.
Band 2
2 Day Pitney LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedDay Pitney is well known for advising high net worth individuals and families on domestic and cross-border private wealth law matters. The firm offers a complete range of services, including estate, gift and income tax planning as well as estate and trust administration advice.
2 KattenPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedKatten has a long-standing reputation in the market for advising high net worth individuals and families on private wealth matters. The team is well equipped to handle both contentious and non-contentious matters.
2 Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedPaul, Weiss is highly sought after to advise domestic and international high net worth individuals and families on complex matters. They offer assistance on matters including estate and tax planning, business succession, and trust and estate administration.2 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & AffiliatesPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedSkadden's Trusts Estates team is well known for advising high net worth individuals and families on a broad range of private wealth matters. Clients and peers alike hold the Skadden team in high esteem.
2 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years RankedWillkie 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.
Band 3
3 Loeb & Loeb LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedLoeb & Loeb is really an excellent firm who is willing to collaborate with their clients, no matter how long the process.3 Withers Bergman LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedOutstanding attorneys with the expertise to handle sophisticated matters in an extraordinary manner. The attorneys are able to recommend solutions to all cases, no matter the complexity.
Band 4
4 ArentFox Schiff LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedArentFox Schiff has a broad and deep team, providing very creative in their solutions to unique problems. Responsiveness and service is a point of pride for the NY Private Wealth team.4 White & Case LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedWhite & Case is known for its international practice and advises high net worth individuals and families on their private wealth law matters, including trust and estate administration and multi-jurisdictional planning. The firm is particularly well regarded for its ability to handle sophisticated cross-border private wealth disputes.
Band 5
5 Holland & Knight LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedHolland & Knight advises high net worth and ultra high net worth clients on the establishment of private trusts, international tax planning, and succession planning, as well as estate and tax transfer plans and planning. The team regularly assists clients with cross-border matters.5 Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLPPrivate Wealth Law2024 | Band 5 | 2 Years RankedPatterson Belknap is highly regarded for its private wealth offering to high net worth individuals and families. They are adept in advising on matters including trust, estate, and succession planning.