Marnin J. Michaels
Biography
Marnin Michaels is a senior partner at the Firm. Marnin has been practicing for more than 25 years in the areas of tax and wealth management. His practice ranges from insurance matters to tax investigations for both international families and financial institutions. He also counsels clients on US withholding tax and qualified intermediary rules (including FATCA), as well as money laundering avoidance legislation. He is also a member of the Firm’s global Alternative Capital team that provides best-in-class investment solutions for family offices, founders, sovereign wealth, and other sources of private capital.
Widely regarded as one of the world's leading wealth management lawyers, Marnin is a former chair and co-chair of the regional and global Wealth Management Steering Committees. Marnin has also held many leadership roles in the firm.
Practice Focus
Marnin focuses on all matters relevant to the wealth management industry and its clients.
In addition to writing extensively for many publications, Marnin also authored two legal treatises: International Taxation and Withholding and International Estate Planning, which were both published by Thomson Reuters. He also lectures in several LLM and MBA programs on various tax issues.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New York State Bar Association - Tax Section
- American Bar Association - Tax and Real Property Probate Sections
- Florida Bar - Real Property and Probate Section
- Syracuse University College of Law - Board of Advisors
- Chair, Syracuse University European Regional Counsel
Admissions
- Florida~United States (1998)
- Massachusetts~United States (1997)
- New York~United States (1997)
- U.S. Tax Court~United States (1997)
Education
- University of Miami School of Law (LL.M.) (1997)
- Syracuse University (J.D.) (1996)
- Syracuse University (Master of Arts International Relations) (1996)
- Wilkes University (B.A., cum laude) (1992)