Gideon Rothschild

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As Co-Chair of Moses & Singer's Trusts and Estates and Asset Protection practices, 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 Vice-Chair 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 2018
• Private Client Global Elite 2018
• Private Client - Lawyer of the Year Award 2017 Lawyer Monthly
• New York City Trusts & Estates Lawyer of the Year 2017
• Private Client Global Elite 2017
• Bloomberg BNA: Estates, Gifts and Trusts, Tax Portfolio Author of the Year
• "World's Leading Practitioners," Who's Who Legal: Private Client 2015
• Best Lawyers in America® for over10 years, The Best Lawyer 2019 Edition
• "Best for Asset Protection - New York,"  2015 Legal Awards
• Citywealth Leaders List 2015
• 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 protction 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 member of the National Executive Committee. He also serves on the Board of NYRep and on the professional advisory committees of the NY Historical Society (co-chair), the American Friends of Israel Museum (co-chair) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Gideon is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.

      

• Trusts and Estates
• Asset Protection
• Tax
• Family Offices
• Accounting Law Practice
• Estate Litigation

• New York Law School (J.D., with honors)
• Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York (B.B.A.)

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

Gideon’s clients are high net worth individuals ranging in net worth between $5 million and more than $1 billion.  Clients include real estate investors, CEOs of public companies, professionals, hedge fund managers, entrepreneurs, and closely held business owners. They have varied needs including cross border planning, asset protection planning, estate administration, and wealth transfer planning and implementation.  He works closely as needed with financial advisors, accountants and business consultants to achieve his clients’ objectives.

Some of the more interesting/creative assignments consisted of the following:

• Representing dozens of taxpayers with unreported foreign accounts before the IRS under the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative.
• Assisting a family office with multi-generational estate and wealth preservation planning strategies.
• Assisting a U.K. resident with the purchase of U.S. real estate using a trust structure that avoids U.S. estate tax and is income tax efficient.
• Assisting a Chinese client with pre-immigration planning including the establishment of trusts and entities to minimize the impact of U.S. income and estate taxes.
• Assisting a U.S. client with creation of a foreign trust to protect his assets from potential future litigation.
• Creating a revocable trust for an incompetent person under a guardianship proceeding to effectuate a more tax efficient estate plan than under his existing Will.
• Retention as an expert witness on numerous matters involving foreign asset protection trusts.
• Developing a plan to minimize the tax consequences attributable to distributions from a foreign trust to U.S. beneficiaries.
• Representing a trust company with respect to trust litigation

• Gideon Rothschild Nominated 2019 Private Client Global Elite
• Gideon Rothschild Was A Panelist On The "Taxation & Regulatory Issues Involving International Trusts" Webinar
• Gideon Rothschild Discusses Estate Tax Exemptions For Married Couples
• Best Lawyers 2019 Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Gideon Rothschild Recognized in Private Client Elite 2018
• Gideon Rothschild Awarded Private Client - Lawyer of the Year - USA By Lawyer Monthly
• Gideon Rothschild Honored in the 2017 Chambers HNW Guide
• Gideon Rothschild Recognized in Private Client Global Elite 2017
• Best Lawyers 2018 Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Trends in International Estate Planning Webinar
• Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin are Recipients of the Bloomberg BNA 2016 Estates, Gifts and Trusts Author Awards
• Gideon Rothschild Listed as a Leading Lawyer in Expert Guides
• Gideon Rothschild Recognized in the 23rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
• Gideon Rothschild on Mind Your Business
• Gideon Rothschild Authors a Chapter in the Fourth Edition of Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions
• Super Lawyers Honors 41 Moses & Singer Attorneys in 2015 New York Metro Edition
• 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
• Gideon Rothschild Leads Panel at the Heckerling Institute on Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
• "Best Lawyers" Ranks Moses & Singer as Tier 1 Firm in its 2015 “Best Law Firms” List
• Super Lawyers Honors 36 Moses & Singer Attorneys in 2014 New York Metro Edition
• Gideon Rothschild Elected to Chairmanship of ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
• Chambers USA Honors Gideon Rothschild and Julian Millstein in the 2014 Directory of Leading Lawyers
• Gideon Rothschild Quoted in Financial Advisor IQ on Use of Offshore Accounts
• Gideon Rothschild Quoted in Wall Street Journal on U. S. Tax Crackdown on Swiss Insurance
• Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin Speak on Asset Protection Strategies at Heckerling Institute Conference
• Moses & Singer Advises Family Offices on Wealth Management and Risk Avoidance
• Martindale-Hubbell Announces List of Top Rated Lawyers In New York
• Super Lawyers Announces List of Winning Moses & Singer Attorneys
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Honored with 2013 Chambers USA Listing
• New York Super Lawyers® Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Moses & Singer Celebrates Its Alumni
• The Trust Advisor Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Facebook Co-Founder's Expatriation
• Best Lawyers Lists Moses & Singer Lawyers
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Earn Top Listing
• Gideon Rothschild Named Vice-Chair by American Bar Association
• Wall Street Journal Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Hawaii's Special Trusts
• Moses & Singer Named Private Client/Wealth Management Firm of the Year
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Named New York's Legal Elite
• Chambers USA Lists Moses & Singer Partners
• Financial Planning Magazine Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Tax Savings for Married Couples
• Gideon Rothschild Honored as Leading Trust & Estate Practitioner
• The New York Times Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Protecting Privacy
• Dow Jones Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Asset Protection Planning
• Gideon Rothschild Quoted by The New York Times on Asset Protection
• Gideon Rothschild Receives Top Lawyer Listing
• Moses & Singer Attorneys Honored by AVENUE Magazine
• Forbes' Quotes Gideon Rothschild On Tax Savings
• 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
• Best Lawyers in America® Lists Gideon Rothschild and Daniel S. Rubin
• Forbes Quotes Gideon Rothschild on Using Onshore Trusts for Asset Protection
• Gideon Rothschild Honored by Chambers USA
• Moses & Singer Hosts Webinar on Foreign Trusts and Foreign Account Reporting
• Gideon Rothschild Listed As A Top Lawyer By Citywealth Leaders
• Moses & Singer Lawyers Listed in New York Super Lawyers®
• Gideon Rothschild Quoted by Investment News on Reporting Offshore Assets
• Rothschild and Rubin Chosen by Peers for Best Lawyers in America
• Chambers USA Honors Gideon Rothschild
• Gideon Rothschild comments on asset protection in The New York Times
• Crain's NY Business Quotes Gideon Rothschild
• Gideon Rothschild named one of Worth magazine's "Top 100 Attorneys"
• Moses & Singer Lawyers Listed in 2008 New York Super Lawyers®
• Gideon Rothschild honored by Chambers USA
• UJA-Federation pays tribute to Gideon Rothschild
• NY Magazine and Best Lawyers name Michael Evan Avidon and Gideon Rothschild in their 2008 survey results as two of "The New York Area's Best Lawyers"
• Gideon Rothschild --- presented the Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner award by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
• We congratulate our partners chosen to New York Super Lawyers
• Gideon Rothschild named Top 100 Attorneys in America two years in a row
• Gideon Rothschild is honored by Chambers USA
• Gideon Rothschild named Top 100 Attorneys in America

• Gideon Rothschild to Present at the Federal Tax Institute of New England CLE
• Gideon Rothschild to Present on "Cross Border Planning for the Multinational Client"
• Gideon Rothschild to Present at the ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute
• Gideon Rothschild to Present on “Estate Planning Through An Asset Protection Lens"
• Gideon Rothschild to Present on “Having Your Cake and Eating it Too – If You Give It Away Can you Get it Back?"
• Gideon Rothschild to Present on “Taxation and Regulation of International Trusts” webinar for Taxlinked.net
• Partner Gideon Rothschild will be presenting at the 15th Annual International Estate Planning Institute
• Is The US The New Tax Haven?
• Having Your Cake And Eating It Too - Planning For The Moderately Wealthy Client
• Current Developments In Estate Planning
• Should I Say Yes or Should I Say No? How to Detect and Prevent Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• Planning for The Multinational Client
• The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law Annual Meeting - Lisbon 2018
• Estate Planning for Creditor Protection: Using the Tools of Our Trade
• 14th Annual International Estate Planning Institute
• Tax Planning for Non-Resident Aliens with U.S. Assets or Beneficiaries
• Breaking Bad: The Role of Lawyers in Combating Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• Recent Developments in Asset Protection
• 2017 Fall Meeting
• Asset Protection
• 2017 Mid Atlantic Regional Meeting
• Trusts and Estates: Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens - It's Not Just Self-Settled Trusts
• Why You Must Discuss Asset Protection With Every Client, And What You Should Say
• Estate Planning Through An Asset Protection Lens
• Asset Protection Fundamentals
• Planning for the Multinational Client
• Trusts: Planning and Drafting for Divorce
• The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens - It's Not Just Self-Settled Trusts
• Protecting Trust Assets from Divorce - From Prenups to Self-Settled Trusts
• Trends in International Estate Planning
• What Happens Next? How to Plan After the Loss of a Spouse
• 13th Annual International Estate Planning
• Protecting the Estate from In-Laws and Other Predators
• The Estate Planning and Elder Law Conference of 2016
• International Estate Planning and Tax Planning
• Advanced International Estate Planning
• Sidney Kess 47th Annual New York Estate, Tax & Financial Planning Conference
• Cross-Border Estate Planning - What Every Domestic Estate Planner Needs to Know
• Introduction to Trusts and Estates
• ABA Skills Training for Estate Planners
• 51st Annual Fiduciary Law Institute
• Basic and Intermediary Considerations for Trusts Established in Asset Protection Jurisdictions - Tax, Practical, and Other Considerations for the Knowledgeable Planner
• Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens
• The 8th Annual STEP West Coast Conference
• Estate Planning Through An Asset Protection Lens
• STEP and New York State Bar Association 12th Annual International Estate Planning Institute
• Sacramento Estate Planning Council presentation to McGeorge Law School
• STEP 5th Annual Institute on Tax, Estate Planning and the Economy
• Asset Protection: Keeping It All In The Family
• Looking to the Future: The Modern Practice
• Webinar - President Obama's 2016 Budget Proposals
• A Cross Border Primer for the Domestic Practitioner
• Philadelphia Estate Planning Council - Asset Protection
• Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning Conference
• A Guided Tour of Special Ethics Problems Facing Trusts & Estates Lawyers
• U. of San Diego - Procopio International Tax Institute Law Conference
• Southern Federal Tax Institute - Estate Planning and Asset Protection
• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors Fall Conference
• Accountants Club of America - Estate Planning Conference
• Bergen County NJ Estate Planning Council
• New IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program and Related Procedures
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners - Wyoming
• NYU 2014 Summer Institute in Taxation
• Webinar - FATCA and OVDP Regulations and Implications for Holders of Foreign Assets
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens
• Estate Planning Roundup: Timely Topics, Trends and To Dos
• Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• The Moses & Singer Family Office Forum
• Estate Planners Day 2013 - Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens
• New York Estate, Tax & Financial Planning Conference
• Planning for the Multinational Client
• Asset Protection Planning, Jewish Communal Fund
• Asset Protection: Staying Out of Trouble!
• Planning Under the 2013 Tax Act
• Asset Protection Trusts - How Real is Your Protection? A View from the Trust Buster's Perspective
• Recent Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens
• Latest Cases, Laws, and Trends in Asset Protection Planning
• Webinar: How to Choose a Trustee
• Asset Protection Trust Planning: 2012 Update - Webinar
• Advisory Board Meetings, Tax Management
• International Estate Planning
• The $5 Million Window of Opportunity
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection: Keeping it All in the Family
• Skills Training for Estate Planning CLE Program
• PG&E Westchester Conference
• Trust & Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning Through an Asset Protection Lens and Using Flexible Trusts
• Estate and Financial Planning Conference
• Making the Estate Plan Work Harder in the Face of Constant Change and How to Fix What is Broken
• Making the Estate Plan Work Harder in the Face of Constant Change
• Taxation of US Trusts with Non-US Beneficiaries
• NMS Family Office Forum
• Domestic Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Trust Planning: 2012 Update
• Asset Protection Trust Planning: 2012 Update
• The Trust Protector - Trust(y) Watchdog or Expensive Exotic Pet?
• Planning for Clients with $5 Million or Less
• Trusts and Estates
• Supercharge Your Estate Planning Techniques with Investment, Tax, Asset Protection and "Second-Look" Engineering (TE)
• The Connection Between Matrimonial Law & Trust & Estates Law
• Estate Planning
• Asset Protection
• Asset Protection
• Trust Protectors and Their Role in Trust Administration
• Introduction to Trusts and Estates - Asset Protection: Keeping It All In the Family
• Buying U.S. Real Estate: What Foreign Buyers Need to Know Before Buying U.S. Real Estate
• Asset Protection Strategies; Flexible Trust Drafting
• Asset Protection: Ethics and Methods
• Trust Protectors and Their Role in Trust Administration
• Trust Protectors and Know-Your-Client
• Asset Protection Planning: Keeping It All in the Family
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Update
• Current Developments in Asset Protection
• Asset Protection Planning Strategies
• The 2010 Tax Act: Looking Beneath the Surface
• Current Developments with Foreign Trusts, Trust Litigation and Trust Protectors
• Estate Planning in 2011 and Beyond
• Trust, Tax & Estate Planning Forum: Preparing for the Next Generation
• Family Reputation Management in the Internet Age
• 2010 Year-End Estate Planning Opportunities
• Asset Protection Planning
• Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• The State of the Financial World
• Current Developments in Asset Protection Planning
• International Estate Planning
• Introduction to International Taxation
• Representing Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries
• Ethics of Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning for US/Israel Clients
• Asset Protection Planning
• New Developments in Foreign Trusts and Foreign Account Reporting
• What Law Firm Partners Need to Know About their Estate Planning
• Asset Protection Strategies
• Estate Tax 2010: The Final Frontier Where No Estate Planner Has Gone Before...
• Asset Protection Planning
• Current Asset Protection Planning
• Foreign Trusts for U.S. Clients and U.S. Trusts for Foreign Clients
• Domestic Asset Protection Planning - Keeping it all in the Family
• What Lawyers Need to Know to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
• International Estate Planning: Planning for the Non-Resident Alien with U.S. Beneficiaries or Assets
• Asset Protection Planning: What Every Practitioner Should Know
• Asset Protection Planning- Session 1 (Sept. 25); Session 2 (Sept. 25); Session 3 (Sept. 26)
• Offshore Asset Protection - What Works & What Doesn't
• Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning Strategies for CPAs and Their Clients
• Asset Protection: Keeping It All In The Family
• First Annual International Practice Institute International Practice after the Great Credit Crisis of 2008-2009
• Who's Your Daddy? Inheritance and New Biology
• Asset Protection
• Asset Protection: Keeping It All In The Family
• International Estate Planning
• Asset Protection Trust Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Keeping It All in the Family: Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning
• Planning for Nonresident Aliens
• Estate Planning
• FATF, International Money Laundering Initiatives and the Lawyer's Ethical Dilemma
• Asset Protection
• Asset Protection: Do Asset Protection Trusts Truly Protect the Debtor from the Claims of Its Creditors?
• Planning With Flexible Trusts
• Foreign Buyers of U.S. Real Estate: What You Need to Know Before Buying U.S. Real Estate
• Asset Protection Planning
• Asset Protection Developments
• Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples and Cohabitation Agreements
• FATF and Ethical Consideration
• Asset Protection Planning
• Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation
• Asset Protection Developments
• Estate Planning and Wealth Preservation
• Modern Reproductive Technology and Inheritance Rights
• Tax Strategies for High Income Individuals
• Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
• Making Trusts Flexible
• Asset Protection Conference
• Tax Strategies for High Income Individuals
• Undersanding Asset Protection Planning
• Planning For NRA's
• Asset Protection Strategies
• Estate Planning Update
• Asset Protection Seminar
• Asset Protection Planning
• Planning For Non-Resident Aliens
• Planning for Unmarried Couples - Estate Planning and Cohabitation Agreements
• Planning for the Unmarried Couple
• The Pursuit of Innovative Trust Strategies in an Uncertain Estate Planning Environment
• Asset Protection
• Creative strategies for the Mid-tier Client
• Planning for the Unmarried Couple
• Asset Protection Planning
• Tax strategies for High Income Individuals
• Asset Protection
• Asset Protection
• Transferring the Family Cottage
• Philip Heckerling Institute of the University of Miami Law School

• Protecting the Estate from In-laws and Other Predators
• 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
• Family Owned Business-Exclusion or Illusion
• Coming in from the Cold-Estate Planning Using Alaska Trusts
• Does the New Alaska Trust Act Provide an Alternative to the Foreign Trust?
• Protecting Retirement Plans
• Establishing and Drafting Offshore Asset Protection Trusts
• Asset Protection Trusts
• Estate Planning in a Low Interest Rate Environment
• How Your Trust Can Avoid Taxes by Changing States
• Estate Planning That Benefits From Low Interest Rates
• How to Protect Your Assets Against Creditors
• How to Head Off Costly Battles Over Wills and Trusts
• Estate Planning for Families with Stepchildren
• Is Your Retirement Account Safe from Creditors?
• Why You Should Review Your Estate Plan Now
• Why You Should Review Your Estate Plan Now
• The Right Way to Leave a Bequest for the Care of Your Pet
• Be Cautious When Naming Beneficiaries for Your IRA
• Avoid Family Feuds Over Who Inherits Your Collectibles
• Here’s Who You Should Appoint as Your Executor or Trustee—and Who to Definitely Not Appoint
• Year-End Estate Planning Moves to Make Before December 31
• Minimize Creditor Challenges to Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts
• Don’t Forget About Your Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
• Don't Die Without a Will
• Are You a Trustee of a Life Insurance Trust? Know Your Obligations!
• Divorce? Change Your Estate Planning Documents!
• Alaska Supreme Court Invalidates Exclusive Jurisdiction Provision
• How You Can Change an Irrevocable Trust: Decanting
• Does Your Will Contain This Formula for Disaster?
• Uh Oh - Should Your Heirs Now Give Your Gifts BACK to You?
• Asset Protection Planning - 20 Years Later
• Gideon Rothschild was quoted in WealthMangement.com
• Wealth Advisory
• Can You Trust Your Trust?
• Wealth Advisory
• Family Business and Asset Protection Planning
• Beware Expats Bearing Gifts
• Asset Protection Planning Redux - Why Use Self-Settled Trusts?
• 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?
• Q&A with Gideon Rothschild
• A Matter of Trust: Simple Ways to Protect Your Inheritance
• Armour for Your Assets - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Journal
• Wealth Preservation Advisor
• Rothschild Comments on the IRS Third Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program
• Benefits of US Asset Protection Statutes Not to be Overlooked
• Changes to the Taxation of New York Estates and Trusts
• Wealth Preservation Advisor
• Tools of the Trade: Keeping Your Wealth Intact for Multiple Generations
• Averting State Estate Taxes, Transferring Digital Assets, and the Portability Election
• 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
• Wealth Preservation Alert Spring 2013
• Ed Koch's Will: Taxes Take Big Bite Out Of Hizzoner's Nest Egg
• Creditor Protection -- The Reciprocal Issue for Reciprocal Trusts (It's Not Just About Estate Taxes)
• Creditor Protection -- The Reciprocal Issue for Reciprocal Trusts (It's Not Just About Estate Taxes)
• Rush University Case: Impact on Self-Settled Trusts
• Historic Tax-Saving Opportunities Set to Expire Soon
• Expatriate Facebook Founder's 'Take the Money and Run' Pre-IPO Scheme is Legal, Experts Say
• Estate Planning Checklist
• Deadline Approaching for Estate Tax Savings
• Tax Hunt Pushes Global Wealthy Into OffshoreTrusts for Children in U.S.
• Why You May Need A Trust Protector
• IRS Announces Third Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative
• A Widening Net
• New Laws Offer Greater Asset Protection for Clients
• Getting Personal: Hawaii's 'Aloha' To Special Trusts
• Wedded Bliss
• Why You Need to Review Your Estate Plan Now
• Deadline for Taxpayers with Foreign Accounts
• How Families Avoid Scandal, When Any Slip Can Go Viral
• Getting Personal: Asset Protection Booms Amid Economic Woes
• Tax-Free Life Insurance: An Untapped Investment for the Affluent
• Efforts to Avoid Probate Can Carry Their Own Risks
• Staying Out of Reach
• What a Tax Deal: Family Loans, GRATs, Trust Payouts, Gifts To Grandkids
• Act Before December 31 to Save Future Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes
• 2010 Year-End Estate Planning Opportunities
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• You Don't Have To Move Your Money Offshore To Get Asset Protection
• New Gift Tax Legislation Pending - Immediate Action Required
• June 30 Deadline for Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Reporting
• Is the Holiday Over for Estate Planning?
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• Keeping it All in the Family
• Federal Estate Tax Repealed
• IRS Rules Self-Settled Alaska Trust Will Not Be in Grantor's Estate
• Keeping Wealth In The Family
• Wealth Preservation Advisor, An Estate Planning Update
• Asset Protection Planning (With Audit Checklist)
• New Voulntary Disclosure Procedure For Offshore Accounts
• United States: Federal and New York State Q&A
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• The Accountant and Asset Protection Planning
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• Coming to America: Gideon Rothschild and Ira Zlotnick Consider the Benefits of U.S. Situs Trusts for Non-U.S. Persons
• Wealth Preservation Advisor: An Estate Planning Update
• What Foreign Persons Need to Know Before Buying U.S. Real Estate
• The United States of Asset Protection
• You Can 'Revoke' an Irrevocable Trust, Here's How...
• How Gift Splitting Can Help Married Couples Save Lots on Taxes
• Issue of Issue
• Ninth Circuit Treads On an Established Right
• Asset Protection Planning - Current Strategies and Pitfalls
• Wealth Preservation Advisor (2005)
• Protect Your Family for Generations with a Dynasty Trust
• Did Bankruptcy Reform Act Close the 'Loophole' for the Wealthy?
• Advantages of Limited Liability Companies
• More Clients Should Choose Trusts
• Recent Developments Concerning 'Family' Limited Partnerships
• Shrewd Ways to Protect Your Assets from Creditors
• Smart Addition to Your Estate/Gift Strategy (529 College Savings Plan)
• Asset-Protection Planning: Ethical? Legal? Obligatory?
• Asset Protection Audit Checklist
• Protecting Your Assets From Malpractice Claims
• Maintaining the Integrity of the FLP
• Estate Tax Savings with Self-Settled Trusts
• Self-Settled Asset Protection Trusts
• Planning With Spendthrift Trusts
• Intent to Defraud: Does it Apply to Future Creditors?

Client Testimonials

Gideon Rothschild has given us excellent advice. He follows up very promptly on all that he says he will take care of and replies to all our calls and emails equally quickly. We feel very reassured that we have our estate planning in the hands of a very knowledgeable, competent, considerate professional individual who is looking for our best interests.

Private client review on Leaderslist

He is like the go-to guy in asset protection. He's very good, he comes across very well, and knows his area backwards and forwards. He instills a lot of confidence in his clients; if they go to him they're usually worried about the future, and he can get through technical information and explain it to the client in a concise way.

Interviewee from Chambers HNW Guide 2018

He has a specialty in asset protection; he's really the go-to guy on that. He knows everything on that, and he's also very creative. He's very proactive - you know you never have to remind him to do something, he's on top of things, he's on time and he can deal with complicated issues for clients.

Interviewee from Chambers HNW Guide 2018

Perhaps I should say “ditto” as you are perennially recognized as a “Best Lawyer”. I am sure it is well deserved as we witnessed firsthand. Congratulations again.

Client Email September 2017

I did not realize I was working with a legal luminary! I mentioned casually to my tax accountant that I had signed up with you on creating a trust and she started to tell me how well known you were in NYC in your domain of specialization. Of course I was not aware of your reputation when I decided to work with you but I did feel I was working with someone knowledgeable based on my conversation with you. I am glad we are working together on something that is important for me.

Anonymous August 2015

Just a short note to let you know that I enjoyed utilizing your services on the 2 family estate planning projects as well as benefiting from your vast knowledge and experience with occasional dashes of humor to illustrate that not all lawyers are drab and dry.  Should another occasion arise that conforms with your area of expertise, I would be pleased to contact you. The same sentiments heartily apply to Kerrie [Horrocks] as well.

Client email October 2014

Some months ago I came to see you, not sure how to get myself out of a problem.  With your steady professional hand on the tiller you steered me across choppy waters to a successful conclusion.  You deserve my thanks and praise along with unbounded appreciation.

Letter from client August 2014

According to sources, New York based Gideon Rothschild is "a very accomplished attorney" who is "preeminent in the trusts and estates field."

Chambers USA 2014 Edition

I am writing to let you know how great your courses are doing at Lawline.  Your course on FATF and the Patriot Act Requirements had 890 views and a 92% Approval rating – Awesome!  Your seminar on Asset Protection Planning… (sit down for this one) received OVER 3700 views and a 95% Approval.  Wow!  This is amazing stuff!  I hope you will be interested in teaching with us again soon.

David Cykiert, Program Attorney for Lawline

“Gideon Rothschild of Moses & Singer LLP is ‘one of the top asset protection attorneys in the country,’ according to sources. He is singled out for his expertise in wealth preservation and succession planning through offshore trusts and sophisticated planning strategies.”

Chambers USA 2012 Edition

"Gideon Rothschild of Moses & Singer LLP operates out of New York and, in addition to his extensive experience in domestic and international estate planning, is regarded by his peers as ‘a leading authority on asset protection.’ "

Chambers USA 2011 Edition

“Gideon Rothschild specializes in offshore trusts and asset protection. Clients praised his high level of expertise: "Clever and careful, he is an expert in this arcane area of wealth management.”

Chambers USA 2008 Edition

"Congratulations on receiving the recognition as one of New York’s Super Lawyers! The recognition that you continue to receive from your peers must be very rewarding to you.  I certainly agree with the designation that you are truly a 'Super Lawyer.' I am very pleased that you have continued to work with me to help our family, even though the total estate is not large. As a former attorney, I have a special appreciation for your outstanding guidance and work on our behalf."

Excerpt from a client’s email to Gideon Rothschild

"As an author of books on similar subject matters and as an attorney certified by the State Bar of California in estate planning, trust and probate law, I applaud the Asset Protection Outline that Gideon Rothschild authored. In my opinion, it is the best and most comprehensive listing of the concepts and tactics of which I am aware."

F. Bentley Mooney, Jr. JD LLM (tax)

"I prefer Mr. Rothschild’s Asset Protection courses to those chaired by other faculty as they are better organized and generally have better quality faculty. I would sign up for another Asset Protection Planning update if Mr. Rothschild ran it."

Program attendee December 2008 ALI-ABA Asset Protection Trust Planning Webcast

Speaker Reviews

"Excellent coverage of a difficult topic."

"Superb Presenter."

"Well done presentation. Been a Lawline.com user for years. Never disappointed."

Rating received: 95.94%

Feedback from Tax Planning for Non-Resident Aliens with U.S. Assets or Beneficiaries

December 2017

"Showed good enthusiasm."

"I was surprised by how interesting and engaging this presentation was!"

"This was a very good presentation; the information is so pertinent and condensed

"excellent presentation."

Rating received: 95.56%

Feedback from FATF and Anti-Money-Laundering Ethics: What Should a Transactional Lawyer Worry About February 2016

"Very well done."

"Excellent"

"high-level class by attorney with 25 yrs experience in NY."

"The lecturer was excellent. Clearly an expert in the area of asset protection."

"Great course!"

"Extremely helpful!"

Rating received: 94.81%

Feedback from Asset Protection Planning: What Every Practitioner Should Know February 2016

"The top authorities in this field."

Rating received: 94.76%

Feedback from FATF and Anti-Money-Laundering Ethics: What Should a Transactional Lawyer Worry About?

February 2015

"Very fine presentation."

"Excellent course and instructor!"

Rating received: 93.88%

Feedback from Asset Protection Planning: What Every Practitioner Should Know

February 2015

"Insightful."

"A great speaker."

"Very informative."

"Retain him long-term!"

"A dynamic and engaging speaker."

"Good case studies and examples."

"A great speaker, he commanded the room. Good use of real-life examples."

"A great presentation."

"A very good speaker. I learned a lot of practical and useful applications. It was apparent that he is the subject matter expert on the Asset Protection Strategy."

"Mr. Rothschild's presentation was relevant and entertaining. His knowledge and use of examples made it a valuable presentation."

Rating received: 4.8/5.0

Feedback from NYU-SCPS 2013 Summer Institute in Taxation

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