Withers welcomes Todd Angkatavanich back to its US Private Client & Tax team

International law firm Withers is pleased to announce that Todd Angkatavanich has returned to the firm’s New Haven office as Counsel in its US Private Client and Tax team. Todd will advise key clients while working with the firm to advance its commitment to developing the next generation of private client lawyers and other professionals and the continued growth of the practice.

Todd, who served as a partner at Withers from 2005 to 2017 and previously co-headed its Private Client and Tax group, further strengthens Withers' private client offering in Connecticut, New York and across the United States. He brings extensive experience advising high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices on sophisticated tax, trusts and estates, wealth transfer and business succession matters. 

Todd's practice focuses on helping families preserve and transition wealth across multiple generations in a tax-efficient manner. He has significant experience designing and implementing sophisticated wealth-transfer structures for high-net-worth families and their family offices, including grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs), sales to grantor trusts, family limited partnerships, preferred “freeze” partnerships carried interest transfer planning and family office structuring. He also advises on the complex transfer-tax considerations arising under Chapter 14 of the Internal Revenue Code. 

Jay Dinwoodie, CEO of Withers' Private Client and Tax division, comments: “We are thrilled to welcome Todd back to the team. Todd is a leading authority on wealth transfer and succession planning for high-net-worth families, a trusted adviser to clients and an exceptional mentor. His return reflects the lasting relationships we build with our alumni, as well as our focus on future growth and our commitment to developing the next generation of outstanding private client lawyers.”

Throughout his career, Todd has trained and mentored numerous private client attorneys and other professionals on complex planning and tax issues.  He is a frequent speaker at national conferences including the Heckerling Estate Planning Institute, the American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel and others, and is on the faculty of the University of Miami School of Law, Heckerling LL.M. in Estate Planning program, where he teaches the course on Chapter 14 of the Code. During his earlier tenure at Withers, he played an important role in training and mentoring associates and attracting new talent to the firm. Alongside his client work, Todd will help Withers offer curated education and training programs to industry professionals to support the continued development of industry professionals in the Private Client and Tax practice. 

Todd adds: “Returning to Withers, where I built my practice over 12 great years, feels like coming full circle. In my new role, I look forward to continuing to advise clients while working with colleagues across Withers' international network to invest in education, training and the future of the private client profession and the growth of the firm. I am delighted to be returning to Withers and to pursue this shared commitment to excellence.”