Withers Worldwide

• Education: Boston University, B.A. • Albany Law School, Union University, J.D. • Villanova University School of Law, LL.M.
• Admitted: State of NY, 1997 • State of CT, 2001 • Registered Foreign Lawyer in the UK, 2005
• Year joined: 2001
• Year became partner: 2005

Overview

Von provides cross-border tax advice to U.S. and non-U.S. families and their family offices.  He counsels clients on structuring inbound and outbound investments to minimize their overall U.S. tax burden.  He also advises individual and corporate fiduciaries on the U.S. tax consequences of trust investments and on issues arising from their administration of trusts. Finally, he offers guidance on U.S. estate planning with an emphasis on the use of non-U.S. trusts by multinational families. 

Von is admitted to practice in the United States Tax Court.

Publications and speaking engagements

• Co-Author of "Tax Planning for a Nonresident Noncitizen Buying a U.S. Condo or Co-op," Journal of International Taxation, July 2005.
• Co-Author of "Defining Trust Income," Trusts and Estates Magazine, May 2005.
• Co-Presenter at the ABA Section of Taxation and Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Joint Fall CLE Meeting, "Tax Planning for Inbound Nonresident Aliens," Boston, October 2004.
• Author of "U.S. Tax Classification of Trusts: When Is a Trust Not a Trust?" Estate Planning Journal, September 2004; Reprinted in Trust Quarterly Review, Vol. 3 Issue 2, 2005.
• Co-Presenter at the ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meeting, "Taking the 'Foreigness' Out of Foreign Trusts," Florida, January 2004.
• Co-Author of "Clueless:  Survey Shows Wealthy Immigrants Lack for Tax Advice," Trusts & Estates Magazine, December 2003.
• Co-Author of "New IRS Compliance Initative for Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations," WIthers Bergman LLP briefing note, July 2003.

Memberships

• New York State Bar Association
• American Bar Association-Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Member, Fiduciary Income Tax Committee and International Tax Planning Committee; Chair, Foreign Trusts Sub-committee
• American Bar Association-Section of Taxation
• International Fiscal Association.

On a personal note

In his spare time, Von enjoys hiking, mountain biking, spending time in Saint Martin and cooking.