American law firm Jenner & Block has set up a new practice, dubbed Private Wealth Practice, which will offer a broad range of tax, estate, business planning and charitable advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and families.
The firm has appointed wealth management lawyers Barbara Grayson and H. Debra Levin as co-chair of the new practice and as partners in the firm’s Chicago office.
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Grayson, who has extensive experience in estate planning and succession planning, most recently served as a partner in the Chicago office of Mayer Brown.
Levin most recently worked as a partner at Seyfarth Shaw and earlier also chaired Seyfarth Shaw’s National Trusts & Estates Practice.
Jenner & Block partner and chair of the firm’s litigation department Craig Martin said: "Barbara and Debbie are lawyers of the highest caliber who will lead our interdisciplinary Private Wealth Practice where we will focus, not only on the estate planning needs of our clients, but also on the related issues associated with substantial private wealth.
"They come to us with the sophisticated experience needed to be a trusted adviser to clients in this area who want a holistic approach to their personal wealth and business issues. We’ll now serve those clients with a broad range of tax, estate, business planning and charitable advisory services for these individuals and families."
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By GlobalDataAnne Brynn has been appointed as department counsel of Private Wealth Practice. She most recently held the role of senior counsel in the Wealth Management Group at BMO Harris Bank, and previously served as a senior associate at Seyfarth Shaw.
