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Trusts and Estates
Cravath’s Trusts and Estates lawyers have served as legal counsel, advisors and trustees to several generations of families who built many of the world’s most important businesses. We continue today to represent domestic and international private clients and their families, including successful entrepreneurs and founders of companies, senior executives and family offices. We help our clients realize their estate planning and philanthropic goals by advising them on the creation and administration of trusts, estates and charitable foundations. We also frequently represent corporate and individual fiduciaries with respect to estate and trust administration.
Our Trusts and Estates Department consists of three partners and a dedicated team of attorneys, fiduciary accountants and paralegals. Consequently, we have experience, depth and resources that are increasingly uncommon among large law firms.
Our Trusts and Estates professionals work seamlessly with the Firm’s other departments when necessary, and we are able to utilize Cravath’s full resources to address the individual needs of our clients. Among the various services we provide for clients are:
- Preparing wills and trust instruments;
- Advising on estate, gift and income tax consequences of a client’s estate plan;
- Fulfilling a wide range of trustee and executor duties, including serving as a trustee and executor, and providing trust and estate administration services and advice;
- Structuring of privately held businesses to achieve appropriate succession plans; and
- Providing estate planning advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and other transactions.
Our discretion and good judgment have earned us the trust of generations of the most successful private clients.
Our Trusts and Estates Department consists of three partners and a dedicated team of attorneys, fiduciary accountants and paralegals. Consequently, we have experience, depth and resources that are increasingly uncommon among large law firms.
Our Trusts and Estates professionals work seamlessly with the Firm’s other departments when necessary, and we are able to utilize Cravath’s full resources to address the individual needs of our clients. Among the various services we provide for clients are:
- Preparing wills and trust instruments;
- Advising on estate, gift and income tax consequences of a client’s estate plan;
- Fulfilling a wide range of trustee and executor duties, including serving as a trustee and executor, and providing trust and estate administration services and advice;
- Structuring of privately held businesses to achieve appropriate succession plans; and
- Providing estate planning advice in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and other transactions.
Our discretion and good judgment have earned us the trust of generations of the most successful private clients.
Publications
February 03, 2025
Cravath Releases Second Issue of Alumni Journal Publication
In January 2025, Cravath released the second issue of its Alumni Journal, a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the vibrancy of the Firm’s global alumni community. In each edition, the Journal features stories from Cravath alumni at various stages of their careers; updates from across the Firm’s New York, London and Washington, D.C. offices; insights into pro bono and other Firm partnerships; and facts and stories from the Firm’s more than 200‑year history.
Podcasts
September 10, 2024
On Tax – Ali Denning of Cravath
Ali Denning is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Cravath. In the Season 8 premiere of On Tax, she and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how her diverse interests as an undergraduate led her to test out different paths and eventually pursue a service‑oriented career in law. Ali also talks about the importance of listening and communication in her work and shares her approach to fostering new talent at the Firm.
Activities
July 01, 2024
Lawdragon Names Cravath Partners to its 2024 List of Next Generation Lawyers
On June 28, 2024, Lawdragon announced the inclusion of 31 Cravath partners in its second annual “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation” list. The list recognizes “the future leaders of the law” globally across practice areas for their “talent,” “vision” and “hope.” Cravath lawyers on the list were specifically mentioned with reference to the Firm’s more than 200 years of history, noted as “carrying forward… the accomplishments of generations of lawyers” with fresh thought and ideas.
Publications
June 20, 2024
Cravath Launches Alumni Journal Publication, Highlighting Global Alumni Community
In June 2024, Cravath launched the inaugural issue of its Alumni Journal, a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the vibrancy of the Firm’s global alumni community. In each edition, the Journal will feature stories from Cravath alumni at various stages of their careers; updates from across the Firm’s New York, London and Washington, D.C. offices; insights into pro bono and other Firm partnerships; and facts and stories from the Firm’s more than 200-year history.
Activities
June 12, 2024
Cravath Featured in NALP Article on Legal Industry Well‑Being Initiatives
In June 2024, Cravath was featured in an article published by the National Association for Law Placement in its Bulletin+ digital magazine entitled “Hiding the Veggies: Incorporating Well‑Being Practices into Professional Culture.” The article discusses the Firm’s approach to wellness, notes its commitment as an early signatory to the ABA Well‑Being in the Legal Profession Pledge, and describes Cravath’s focus on creating programming relevant to both lawyers and administrative professionals.
Publications
February 03, 2025
Cravath Releases Second Issue of Alumni Journal Publication
In January 2025, Cravath released the second issue of its Alumni Journal, a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the vibrancy of the Firm’s global alumni community. In each edition, the Journal features stories from Cravath alumni at various stages of their careers; updates from across the Firm’s New York, London and Washington, D.C. offices; insights into pro bono and other Firm partnerships; and facts and stories from the Firm’s more than 200‑year history.
Podcasts
September 10, 2024
On Tax – Ali Denning of Cravath
Ali Denning is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Department at Cravath. In the Season 8 premiere of On Tax, she and fellow Cravath partner and host Len Teti discuss how her diverse interests as an undergraduate led her to test out different paths and eventually pursue a service‑oriented career in law. Ali also talks about the importance of listening and communication in her work and shares her approach to fostering new talent at the Firm.
Activities
July 01, 2024
Lawdragon Names Cravath Partners to its 2024 List of Next Generation Lawyers
On June 28, 2024, Lawdragon announced the inclusion of 31 Cravath partners in its second annual “Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation” list. The list recognizes “the future leaders of the law” globally across practice areas for their “talent,” “vision” and “hope.” Cravath lawyers on the list were specifically mentioned with reference to the Firm’s more than 200 years of history, noted as “carrying forward… the accomplishments of generations of lawyers” with fresh thought and ideas.
Publications
June 20, 2024
Cravath Launches Alumni Journal Publication, Highlighting Global Alumni Community
In June 2024, Cravath launched the inaugural issue of its Alumni Journal, a digital publication dedicated to highlighting the vibrancy of the Firm’s global alumni community. In each edition, the Journal will feature stories from Cravath alumni at various stages of their careers; updates from across the Firm’s New York, London and Washington, D.C. offices; insights into pro bono and other Firm partnerships; and facts and stories from the Firm’s more than 200-year history.
Activities
June 12, 2024
Cravath Featured in NALP Article on Legal Industry Well‑Being Initiatives
In June 2024, Cravath was featured in an article published by the National Association for Law Placement in its Bulletin+ digital magazine entitled “Hiding the Veggies: Incorporating Well‑Being Practices into Professional Culture.” The article discusses the Firm’s approach to wellness, notes its commitment as an early signatory to the ABA Well‑Being in the Legal Profession Pledge, and describes Cravath’s focus on creating programming relevant to both lawyers and administrative professionals.
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Cravath Bicentennial
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