Bio

Michael Kosnitzky, co-leader of the firm’s Private Client & Family Office practice, advises some of the world’s most well-respected individuals, families and privately held businesses, using a holistic risk-assessment approach to the law. Mike is a highly decorated attorney, having received recognition in Chambers High Net Worth, Chambers USA, Legal 500 and Best Lawyers, as well as recognition as a Trust and Estates Trailblazer by the National Law Journal for his focus on where IRS policy is going and not necessarily where it stands today. His tax-minimizing strategies guide financial and strategic buyers in complex taxable and tax-free mergers and acquisitions; privately held businesses in estate tax-efficient succession planning; private investment funds in their choice of jurisdictions and structures; wealthy families in generational real estate income tax and estate tax planning; individuals and family offices regarding artwork and collectables; and ultra-high-net-worth individuals in U.S. and foreign trust matters. Mike, who is also a certified public accountant, is a prolific writer on diverse tax topics and the co-author of two treatises on S corporations: The S Corporation: Planning and Operation and The S Corporation Answer Book, both Wolters Kluwer publications.