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Daniel J. Studin

Partner
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Daniel J. Studin Partner

Daniel Studin advises individuals and families on personal planning matters, with a focus on domestic and international tax and estate planning. 

Daniel also advises individual and corporate fiduciaries in the administration of estates and trusts, as well as donors, private foundations, public charities and other tax-exempt organizations in philanthropic initiatives and related governance matters, including IRS reporting. Daniel has significant experience engaging in planning to reduce estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer taxes for high-net-worth individuals, including executives, real estate owners, fund principals and entrepreneurs, and regularly appears in Surrogate’s Court in contested and uncontested trust and estate proceedings.

Daniel has lectured extensively on tax, estate and trust topics, including advanced estate planning, tax-minimization strategies, charitable planning and estate litigation. He has served as faculty for continuing legal education programs hosted by the New York State Bar Association, the New York City Bar Association and other organizations, and has been published by the American Bar Association’s Probate & Property magazine.

In June 2019, Daniel was elected to a three-year term as member of the Estate & Gift Taxation Committee of the New York City Bar Association. In June 2022, he was elected to a three-year term as member of the New York City Bar Association’s Surrogate’s Court Committee.

Prior to joining the firm, Daniel was an associate in the Private Client Services Department of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP's New York office.

Professional Activities

Member, Estate and Gift Taxation Committee of the New York City Bar (2019-2022)
Member, Surrogate's Court Committee of the New York City Bar
New York City Bar Association, Member
New York State Bar Association, Member, Trusts and Estate Law Section
American Bar Association, Member

Speaking Engagements

  • Estate Litigation: 1404 Examinations and Contested Accountings, New York State Bar Association CLE Programs (November 8, 2022)
  • Charitable Planning Landscape: Considerations for the Would-be Donor and Gift Recipients in 2022, PPGGNY 2022 Planned Giving Day Conference (March 31, 2022)   
  • Recent Developments and Trends in Federal and New York Tax Law Affecting Estate Planning, New York City Bar Association CLE Programs (November 3, 2021)
  • More Estate Planning Misfires of the Rich and Famous, New York City Bar Association CLE Programs (July 28, 2021) 
  • Estate Planning Considerations for Fund Principals in 2021, Ivy Family Office Network (IVYFON) Conference, June 24, 2021
  • Charitable Donations of Art: Advising the Donor and Donee, New York City Bar Association CLE Programs (May 13, 2021)
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Practices

Education

  • New York University School of Law, LL.M.
  • Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, J.D.
  • New York University, B.S.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

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