He is a private client lawyer and trusted advisor to international and domestic families of significant wealth. Ivan is a member of the firm’s Latin American and Asia-Pacific groups and was also global chairperson of Withersworldwide from July 2013 to July 2019.

Both in the US and in an international context, he counsels families and entrepreneurs on the structuring of their closely held business interests, family offices, and charitable foundations, the design and administration of trusts and estates, and comprehensive risk management, governance and succession planning. He also frequently advises banks and trust companies on fiduciary matters.

Ivan is admitted to the bar of the State of New York and the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. He graduated from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, a Charles Evans Hughes Fellow and Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. He is an active member of several bar and professional bar associations and speaks frequently on topics related to wealth planning.

He also serves as a director or other fiduciary for a number of private and non-profit organizations.

Ivan is ranked among Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite, and is also listed as a New York Super Lawyer, by Chambers & Partners and on Citywealth Leaders List.