Daniel S. Rubin

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Daniel S. Rubin is the Co-Chair in Moses & Singer’s Trusts and Estates practice group and partner in the Asset Protection practice group. Daniel concentrates on domestic and international estate and asset protection planning for high-net-worth individuals and their families. Additionally, he counsels clients on estate administrations and tax controversies, among many other matters.

Daniel has been named by Worth magazine as one of the "Top 100 Attorneys" in the nation for private clients, by Law & Politics as a "New York Super Lawyer"®; and as one of The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates by U.S. News-Best Lawyers. Daniel is also rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell, identifying him as part of a select group of lawyers recognized for their legal abilities and professional ethical standards.

Daniel is a distinguished presenter to various professional groups, and has written numerous articles on estate and asset protection planning matters for expert and scholarly publications. In addition to his work at Moses & Singer, Daniel is a peer-elected Fellow of The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, where he serves as Chair of its Asset Protection Committee, and is an adjunct professor for the LL.M. program in Estate Planning at the University of Miami School of Law. He is also a past President of the New York City Estate Planning Council, Inc.

Daniel was recently awarded Tax Portfolio Author of the Year by Bloomberg BNA for co-authoring "Asset Protection Planning."

• Trusts and Estates
• Asset Protection
• Estate Litigation

• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation)
• Brooklyn Law School (J.D., cum laude)
• George Washington University (B.A.)

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

• Daniel Rubin Quoted By Financial Advisor Online
• Best Lawyers 2019 Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• What Estate Planners Need to Know About the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
• Best Lawyers 2018 Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin are Recipients of the Bloomberg BNA 2016 Estates, Gifts and Trusts Author Awards
• Moses & Singer Awarded Asset Protection Law Firm of the Year by Finance Monthly Magazine
• Trusts & Estates Group Presents Webinar on Obama's 2016 Tax Proposals
• "Best Lawyers" Ranks Moses & Singer as Tier 1 Firm in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” List
• Daniel S. Rubin Interviewed by NY1 on Estate Planning Basics
• Daniel S. Rubin Quoted in Time Magazine on Estate Planning for Millennials
• Super Lawyers Honors 36 Moses & Singer Attorneys in 2014 New York Metro Edition
• Daniel S. Rubin Quoted on CNBC Regarding Robin Williams' Estate Plan
• Dan Rubin Quoted in CNBC Article on Estate Planning
• Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin Speak on Asset Protection Strategies at Heckerling Institute Conference
• Martindale-Hubbell Announces List of Top Rated Lawyers In New York
• Super Lawyers Announces List of Winning Moses & Singer Attorneys
• New York Super Lawyers® Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Best Lawyers Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Earn Top Listing
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Named New York's Legal Elite
• Moses & Singer Hosts Event on the Marriage Equality Act
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Honored by AVENUE Magazine
• Moses & Singer Hosts Global Webinar on Asset Protection Planning
• New York Super Lawyers® Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• U.S. News - Best Lawyers Ranks Moses & Singer Among NY's "Best Law Firms" for Trusts and Estates
• Daniel Rubin Featured on "TheTrustAdvisor.com" Regarding Hawaii Trust Act
• Best Lawyers in America® Lists Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin
• Daniel Rubin Comments on Hawaii's Permitted Transfers in Trust Act
• Daniel S. Rubin Credited as Source in Newsweek Article
• Moses & Singer Hosts Webinar on Foreign Trusts and Foreign Account Reporting
• Worth magazine quotes Daniel S. Rubin
• Daniel Rubin Becomes An ACTEC Fellow
• Moses & Singer Lawyers Listed in New York Super Lawyers®
• Rothschild and Rubin Chosen by Peers for Best Lawyers in America
• Moses & Singer Lawyers Listed in 2008 New York Super Lawyers®
• Daniel S. Rubin --- honored by Worth magazine and recognized by Law & Politics
• We congratulate our partners chosen to New York Super Lawyers
• "The Most" on MSNBC seeks out the perspective of Daniel Rubin
• On The Death of Anna Nicole Smith, The New York Post seeks out the views of Daniel Rubin

• Gideon Rothschild & Daniel S. Rubin Present At STEP 16th Annual International Estate Planning Institute
• Gideon Rothschild & Daniel S. Rubin To Speak At The Heckerling Institute
• Daniel S. Rubin to Present at the NYSBA Succession Planning: Retirement 101 CLE
• Daniel S. Rubin to Present at the New York Chapter of The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA)
• Daniel S. Rubin To Speak at the 41st Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute
• Playing the Disclaim Game: Accessing Optionality in Planning and Problem-Solving
• Planning to Protect Your Assets in a Dangerous World
• Fifth Annual Great Lakes Asset Protection Institute
• Asset Protection Inside and Out of Life Insurance
• Protecting Your Assets From Your Future Former Spouse
• Cover Your Assets: Simple and Ethical Approaches to Asset Protection
• Protecting Your Assets from Your Future Former Spouse
• AICPA Tax Strategies for the High-Income Individual
• Webinar - President Obama's 2016 Budget Proposals
• AICPA Personal Financial Planning Conference - Becoming a Trustee
• And You Thought Estate Planning Was Easy?
• 36th Annual UCLA/CEB Estate Planning Institute
• Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection for High-Net-Worth Clients
• Asset Protection Trusts: Do They Work?
• Advanced Estate Planning
• Current Developments and Cutting-Edge Planning Techniques in Estate Planning
• Asset Protection Trusts: The Pre-Nuptial Agreement Alternative
• Closely Held and Flow Through Entities Conference
• Best Planning Ideas Panel
• Asset Protection Update
• Protecting Assets Without the Pre-Nup: Use a Self-Settled Trust
• The $5 Million Window of Opportunity
• Closely Held and Flow -Through Entities Conference
• A Layperson's Guide to Understanding Will and Trust Drafting
• Asset Protection
• Best Planning Ideas Panel
• New York, Prenuptial and Estate Planning for Same Sex Marriage
• Protecting Assets Without a Pre-Nup: Using Self-Settled Trust Strategies
• Buying U.S. Real Estate: What Foreign Buyers Need to Know Before Buying U.S. Real Estate
• Current Developments in Asset Protection
• Asset-Protection Trusts
• An Estate Planning Update
• "Marital Deduction for Non-Citizen Spouse" and "Private Placement Life Insurance"
• Financial Literacy for Lawyers
• Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts: It's Crummey Being a Trustee
• Using Trusts for Asset Protection
• Best Planning Ideas Panel
• Using Trusts for Asset Protection (Without Necessarily Using an 'Asset Protection Trust')
• 2010 Year-End Estate Planning Opportunities
• Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protect Planning
• Protecting Assets Without a Pre-Nup: Delaware Trusts & Other Strategies for Divorce & Estates Practitioners
• How PPLI Can Assist in Planning for Gift, Estate and Generational Taxes
• New Developments in Foreign Trusts and Foreign Account Reporting
• Investment, Tax, & Legal Issues
• Asset Protection Planning
• Avoiding Fraudulent Transfers in Asset Protection Planning
• Irrevocable Trusts Under Attack: The Domestic Relations Angle
• Irrevocable Trusts Under Attack: The Domestic Relations Angle
• Understanding the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
• Wealth Preservation Planning, Part 1
• Sophisticated Estate Planning Techniques
• Asset Protection Strategies
• Foreign Buyers of U.S. Real Estate: What You Need to Know Before Buying U.S. Real Estate
• Post-Residency Life
• Understanding Estate, Gift, & Fiduciary Income Tax Return 2007: Strategies for Maximum Advantage with the "706," "709," "1040," & "1041"
• Asset Protection Seminar

• Much Ado About Nothing
• Offshore Trusts-Onshore Litigation
• Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts: Should a Few Bad Apples Spoil the Bunch?
• Has Offshore Trust Litigation Spoiled the Fun? Recent Decisions Regarding Offshore Trusts
• Creditor Protection for Life Insurance and Annuities
• Minimize Creditor Challenges to Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts
• Alaska Supreme Court Invalidates Exclusive Jurisdiction Provision
• The Uniform Voidable Transactions Act: Why Transfers to Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts by Settlors in Non-APT States Are Not Voidable Transfers Per Se
• Protecting Your Assets From a Future Former Spouse
• Wealth Advisory
• Wealth Advisory
• On Asset Protection Planning
• Gideon Rothschild & Daniel S. Rubin on Pfannenstiehl vs. Pfannenstiehl: Discretionary Spendthrift Trust Deemed Includible in Marital Estate for Equitable
• Last Chance to Make Gifts Using Discounted Valuations?
• Wealth Preservation Advisor
• Asset Protection of Retirement Funds After Clark
• Asset Protection Planning - Ethical? Legal? Obligatory?
• Changes to the Taxation of New York Estates and Trusts
• Wealth Preservation Advisor
• Marriage Counsel - A Planning Update for Same-Sex Married Couples
• Planning Update for Married Same-Sex Couples
• 2014 Fiscal Year Budget Proposals
• Alaska Asset Protection Trust Deemed Invalid Under Washington Law
• The Talk You Didn't Have With Your Parents Could Cost You
• Divorce Trusts
• Wealth Preservation Alert Spring 2013
• Historic Tax-Saving Opportunities Set to Expire Soon
• Can a Trust Protect My Assets in a Divorce?
• Estate Planning Checklist
• The Future of the Domestic 'Asset Protection' Trust After Mortensen
• Achieving Grantor Trust Status Through Code Section 679
• Mortensen: Alaska Domestic Asset Protection Trust Flops
• Seven Good Reasons Credit Shelter Trusts Remain Relevant
• Best Planning Ideas
• Using Trusts for Asset Protection
• In This Ever-Changing World, What Are the New Topics to Talk with Clients About?
• Why You Need to Review Your Estate Plan Now
• Act Before December 31 to Save Future Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
• 2010 Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• 2010 Year-End Estate Planning Opportunities
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• Don't Count on Hawaii's New Trust Law to Attract the Super-Rich
• Hawaii's Permitted Transfers in Trust Act
• Whatever Happened to Death and Taxes?
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• Issues and Opportunities Caused by the Repeal of the Estate Tax
• In the Twilight of the EGTRRA
• Federal Estate Tax Repealed
• Year in Review: 10 Steps to Financial Recovery
• Wealth Preservation Advisor, An Estate Planning Update
• Irrevocable Trusts Under Attack: The Domestic Relations Angle
• When You're Counseling Clients, Don't Forget About Asset Protection Strategies
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• All Your Financial Worries Solved: Will My Kids Blow Their Inheritance? Here's our 16-step guide to slaying your financial demons
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• Ninth Circuit Treads On an Established Right
• Asset Protection: Consider the Implications
• The 10 Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make Involving Asset Protection
• Recent Developments Concerning 'Family' Limited Partnerships
• Asset-Protection Planning: Ethical? Legal? Obligatory?
• Lifetime Transfers to Nonresident Alien or Noncitizen Spouses: A Practical Solution to an Income and Gift Tax Problem
• Asset Protection Audit Checklist
• Protecting Your Assets From Malpractice Claims
• Estate Tax Savings with Self-Settled Trusts
• When Your Child's Marriage Goes Bad, So Might Your Child's Trust: Spousal and Child Support Exceptions to Spendthrift Trust Protections
• Self-Settled Asset Protection Trusts
• Planning With Spendthrift Trusts