Lawton C. Leung
Associate
Lawton is an associate on the private client and tax team.
He focuses his practice on domestic and international tax, trust, and estate planning for high net worth individuals and their families.
He regularly advises donors with respect to planned giving structures and counsels public charities, private foundations, and other tax-exempt organizations on formation, tax, and regulatory matters.
He has particular experience with advising fiduciaries in relation to the estate administration process, especially on post-mortem estate planning and charitable deduction issues.
Lawton is recognized as a "key lawyer" by The Legal 500 US in 2021 in the area of nonprofit tax.
Admissions
Publications
Memberships
Talks
State of New York, 2016
State of Connecticut, 2016
‘Accelerating Charitable Efforts Act,’ Withers Insight - February 16, 2022, co-author
‘Organizing a Successful Practice and Considering Tax and Estate Planning,’ ScienceDirect - September 16, 2021, author
‘Old and new rules suggest coronavirus initiatives for private foundations,’ Withers Insight - April 22, 2020, co-author
New York State Bar Association
Connecticut Bar Association
American Bar Association
‘Looking Ahead: The long-term benefits of Charitable Lead Annuity Trusts (CLATs),’ Withersworldwide webinar - July 13, 2020, co-presenter
‘Establishing a 501c3 Organization,’ National Business Institute - April 22, 2020, co-presenter
‘Transfer of Assets to a Public Charity: Private Foundation Termination,’ Lorman Education Services - January 14, 2020, co-presenter
学歴
言語
- English
