Private Wealth Law - Florida
What the Team is Known For
Bilzin Sumberg has considerable experience acting for international clients and on matters with complex cross-border issues. Its attorneys handle cross-border tax planning, pre-immigration planning for clients moving to the United States, and structuring for foreign inward investment.
Strengths
"In the international trust and estates arena, Bilzin is a go-to firm."
"The team at Bilzin are fluent and knowledgeable on both the domestic and international aspects of trust, estate and tax planning."
"They have a very deep bench focusing on international private client work."
Notable Practitioners
Hal Webb heads the firm's international private client services group. Webb focuses on global tax planning and estate planning work for ultra-wealthy clients from around the world.
Jennifer Wioncek is practice group leader of the tax and private wealth team at Bilzin Sumberg. Wioncek advises ultra-wealthy clients on international tax and estate planning work, including pre-immigration and expatriation planning, asset structuring, and international tax reporting and compliance. "Jennifer is a fantastic practitioner on the technical aspects and is also very sensitive, so good at dealing with the particularities of various clients." "She provides a personal touch that shows she does not just understand the professional side of the matter but also the personal one. She always tries to understand what the client wants to do."
Richard Goldstein, chair of Bilzin Sumberg's tax and private wealth practice group, advises wealthy clients on complex estate and tax planning. Many of Goldstein's clients are from outside the US, and he advises them on tax reporting and on structuring inward investments. "Richard is a strategic person who brings to the matter a lot of experience and the ability to frame complicated concepts in a straightforward manner."