Gideon Rothschild

As Co-Chair of Moses & Singer's Private Client Group, Gideon Rothschild focuses on domestic and international estate planning and asset protection.  He is a nationally-recognized authority on the use of offshore trusts and estate planning strategies for wealth preservation and succession planning.  His practice also includes estate administration and the representation of clients in taxpayer disputes at the federal, state and local levels.

Gideon serves high-net-worth individuals with assets ranging from $5 million to more than $1 billion. His clients include professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and owners, closely-held business owners and directors of publicly-held companies. 

Gideon distinguishes himself from many of his peers in that his estate planning recommendations are integrated with asset protection objectives. By educating his clients on the non-tax benefits available with trusts and other vehicles and how they can be drafted in a flexible manner, his clients can achieve both tax savings and wealth preservation. Such benefits include protection from divorce, creditors or litigation exposure.

Gideon is a former Chair of the ABA's Real Property Trust & Estate Law Section, a Fellow of the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel, an Academician of the International Academy of Estate & Trust Lawyers and a Director of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) - US Region.

Clients describe Gideon as "one of the top asset protection attorneys in the country" and is regarded by peers as "a leading authority on asset protection."  Since 2006, Gideon has been listed in  New York Super Lawyers®, appearing as one of the "Top 100 New York Super Lawyers" - the only Trusts and Estates lawyer who received the highest point totals in the New York Metro area. He's consecutively ranked in Chambers USA each year while the directory acknowledges him as "a very accomplished attorney"  who is "preeminent in the trusts and estates field."   Gideon has been peer-recognized by Best Lawyers in America for over 10 years.  In 2017 and 2018, Gideon has been selected as New York City's Lawyer of the Year for his outstanding contributions in Trusts & Estates.  He further has the distinction of being an AV® Preeminent™ Rated lawyer and one of New York's Top Rated Lawyers in his field by Martindale-Hubbell.

Gideon’s other notable honors and awards include:

• Chambers HNW 2019
• Private Client Global Elite 2019
• Bloomberg BNA: Estates, Gifts and Trusts, Tax Portfolio Author of the Year
• "World's Leading Practitioners," Who's Who Legal: Private Client 2019
• Best Lawyers in America® for over 10 years, The Best Lawyer 2019 Edition
• "Best for Asset Protection - New York,"  2019 Legal Awards
• Citywealth Leaders List 2019
• Winner, STEP Founders Award of the Society of Trusts & Estate Practitioners 
• “World’s Leading Trust & Estate Practitioners,” Euromoney’s Expert Guides
• “Top 40 Tax Advisors,” CPA Magazine
• “Top 100 Attorneys” serving private clients, Worth/Robb Report
• “Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner” award, National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
• Best Lawyers in America®, American Lawyer
• Best Lawyers in New York®, American Lawyer
• 2008 Honoree, UJA-Federation of New York, Trusts & Estates Group of The Lawyers Division
• Who's Who in American Law
• AV® Preeminent™, Martindale-Hubbell
• AVVO rated "Superb" (with a score of 10 out of 10)
• AVVO Clients' Choice Award 2012
   

Gideon is the co-author of BNA Tax Management Portfolio on "Asset Protection Planning" and is a member of the Advisory Boards of BNA Tax Management and Trusts & Estates magazine.  He has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law and New York Law School Graduate Programs.  He lectures frequently on asset protection and advanced estate planning strategies to professional groups.

Gideon is active in numerous charitable organizations including the Anti-Defamation League where he serves as National Planned Giving Chair and is a board member of the Anti-Defamation League Foundation. He also serves on the professional advisory committees of the NY Historical Society (co-chair) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gideon is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.