About

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Holland & Knight has the largest private wealth practice in the United States and represents clients throughout the United States, Latin America and the UK.  Our clients include family offices; global, ultra-high net worth individuals and families; U.S residents with international assets; serial entrepreneurs; pro sports team owners; entertainers; financial institutions; and charitable organizations.

Lawyers in our eight Florida offices assist clients with the following:

  • business succession planning
  • charitable gift planning, philanthropy and tax-exempt status
  • closely held businesses: private company assets, business transitions and succession planning
  • domestic and international estate and tax planning and estate administration
  • family office structuring and administration
  • insurance planning
  • IRS audits, investigation, appeals and litigation
  • pre-immigration planning
  • pre- and post-nuptial agreements
  • private wealth disputes
  • sophisticated trusts with U.S. and non U.S-based investments
  • wealth transfer and preservation strategies

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - Florida
1
Band 1
What the Team is Known For

Holland & Knight is praised by market sources for its nationwide reach and the quality of service provided by its private wealth attorneys. The team specialises in domestic and international estate planning and administration.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher W Boyett
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Christopher W Boyett
1
Band 1

Christopher Boyett co-chairs the firm's national private wealth practice. A pre-eminent trust and estate practitioner in Florida, Boyett is a popular choice among ultra high net worth clients for trust and estate planning and administration, business succession, asset structuring, as well as family office matters.

"Christopher is a standout in terms of reputation and the calibre of clients he works with. He is a trusted adviser."

"Chris will always connect with the client, and has great personal skills. He is also a great planner, who is knowledgeable about estate planning and risk management."

"Chris is terrific. He is smart, sophisticated, and brings a calming and thoughtful approach."

Edward Koren
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Edward Koren
1
Band 1

Edward Koren has longstanding expertise in all aspects of estate planning, wills and trusts. He specialises in wealth planning for business founders and owners, including complex business succession planning.

"Edward is an outstanding trust attorney. He is the go-to for more formal and higher-level issues."

Dominic Kouffman
2
Dominic Kouffman
2
Band 2

Dominic Kouffman is a partner in Holland & Knight's Tampa office. Kouffman is well regarded for contentious trust and estate matters, and also handles commercial disputes.

"Dominic is very good at communicating with the client and including their input in the representation. One of his biggest strengths is that he commands respect but remains civil with the other side."

Kevin Packman
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Kevin Packman
2
Band 2

Kevin Packman advises domestic and international high net worth clients on trusts and estate planning. Packman has particular focus on international estate planning as well as tax controversy matters.

"Kevin is an outstanding private client lawyer. He is extremely technically knowledgeable and also very user-friendly."

"Kevin is a great team player. He is very smart and can be relied on for cross-border matters. He is also very responsive, and delivers the type of service and advice our clients expect."

Robert Lang
2
Robert Lang
2
Band 2

Robert Lang is a partner in Holland & Knight's private wealth team, with vast experience representing clients on contentious estate and trust matters. Lang regularly handles high-value fiduciary litigation issues, including contested probates and guardianships.

"Bob is very good at resolving disputes and preventing them from dragging on. He has handled a lot of high net worth dispute matters with a large amount of controversy and lots of parties involved."

"Bob is a very knowledgeable attorney with many years of experience in his field. I always felt I was in capable hands, and he represented me with gusto."

Stewart L Kasner
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Stewart L Kasner
3
Band 3

Stewart Kasner is a partner and co-head of Holland & Knight's international private client group. Kasner has experience advising on international estate and tax planning work, with a focus on international tax matters including Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act reporting.

"Stewart is very helpful and very responsive. He is good in the international tax and international law area."

"He is straightforward, pragmatic and thorough in his analysis."

Sean Tevel
U
Sean Tevel
U
Up and Coming

Sean Tevel is a partner in Holland & Knight's Miami office. Tevel has a growing profile and focuses on tax, as well as trust and estate planning for domestic ultra high net worth clients and those with significant cross-border investments.

"Sean has an outstanding reputation in the market. He commands the respect of high-value, sophisticated clients."

"Sean is my preferred contact for US advice. He is always responsive and pragmatic and has become a trusted adviser to clients."

Ranked Individuals at
Holland & Knight LLP

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Florida

Private Wealth Disputes

Dominic Kouffman
2
Dominic Kouffman
2
Band 2
Robert Lang
2
Robert Lang
2
Band 2
Private Wealth Law

Christopher W Boyett
1
Christopher W Boyett
1
Band 1
Edward Koren
1
Edward Koren
1
Band 1
Kevin Packman
2
Kevin Packman
2
Band 2
Stewart L Kasner
3
Stewart L Kasner
3
Band 3
Sean Tevel
U
Sean Tevel
U
Up and Coming

Members

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Andrew Weinstein

Christopher W Boyett

Christopher W Boyett

Head of Department

Cristina Papanikos

Dominic Kouffman

Eduardo Arista

Havens Jason

Jennifer Kifer

John Stansbury

Kelly Hellmuth

Lang Robert

Logan Gans

Nichole Scott

Patrick Duffey

Patrick Emans

Rick Stockton

Sean Tevel

Shaina Kamen

William R. Lane, Jr

Industries

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Closely held businesses

Family offices

Financial services

Private clients