Ivan A. Sacks
Partner
Ivan is a partner in the private client and tax team.
He is a private client lawyer and trusted advisor to international and domestic families and family offices. Ivan heads the Withers Families and Family Office group, 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 associations and speaks frequently on topics related to wealth planning.
He is the global head of Withers Pro Bono programs and serves as a director or other fiduciary for a number of private enterprises, trusts and charitable organizations. Among publicly acknowledged roles, he is Chairman of the Jose Limon Dance Foundation, Chairman of the International Patrons of the Duomo, and Trustee of the Brugnaro Blind Trust for the Mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro.
Ivan is listed in America’s Best Lawyers, New York Super Lawyers, Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite, Chambers and Partners, and Citywealth Leaders Lists, among others.
Admissions
Publications
Memberships
Talks
State of New York, 1993
Southern District of New York, 1994
Registered Foreign Lawyer in the UK, 2003
‘The Complete Family Office Handbook: A Guide for Affluent Families and the Advisors Who Serve Them 2nd Edition,‘ Wiley - November 2020, chapter co-author
‘Global Law Firm Withers’ Family Office Group Advises Ultra-Rich,’ Bloomberg Law - June 25, 2019, quoted
‘Growing Withers Names Switzerland Partner Next Chair,’ The American Lawyer, May, 2019
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
New York State Bar Association
Speaker, ‘Key Considerations in Setting Up a Family Office,’ ABA (RPTE) Presentation - June 29, 2021
Speaker, ‘Who Should Own and Operate a Family Office and Ideal Structures,’ Tamarind Learning Podcast Series - November 10, 2020
Speaker, _’_Family Office Set-up, Structure, and Compliance,’ Tamarind Learning Podcast Series - November 9, 2020
Education
Languages
- English
