Daniel Rubin is a trusts and estates lawyer whose practice focuses on domestic and international estate planning, asset protection planning, and estate administration for private clients, including but not limited to family business owners and corporate executives. In addition, Daniel represents many founders and entrepreneurs, often from the technology sector, who seek out Daniel for his practical income tax planning advice, especially in connection with the qualified small business stock (QSBS) exclusion under Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code. Daniel’s practice also involves inbound planning for international clients, designing a strategic approach to manage the potentially significant tax impact of United States law on such clients and their families.
Daniel is described as an innovative, solution-oriented trusts and estates lawyer and tax advisor who applies deep knowledge and years of experience towards achieving his clients’ goals.
Daniel is a distinguished presenter on tax and estate planning topics. He is invited regularly to speak before reputable professional organizations such as the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel (ACTEC), and state bar associations around the nation. As a thought leader, Daniel writes articles on estate and asset protection planning matters for well-read publications such as Estate Planning, Trusts & Estates and Bloomberg’s BNA Tax Management Portfolios. As a way to impart his experience to future practitioners, Daniel is an adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law.
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- Provides strategic tax advice to founders and successful entrepreneurs to manage tax impact of high income associated with successful business ventures.
- Advises entrepreneurs in applying the Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) exclusion to provide savings on federal and state capital gains tax.
- Advises private clients in connection with generation skipping tax strategies associated with wealth transfer to future generations.
- Advises the owners of successful closely held businesses to maximize impactful tax strategies in the sale of their businesses and transfer of assets.
- Creates sophisticated estate plans for private clients so that they may create legacies for future generations.
Community Work
- Oceanside Fire Department, Oceanside, New York, Volunteer Paramedic
Recognition
- Best Lawyers, New York Metro, Litigation—Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates Law, 2010-present
- Best Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation—Trusts and Estates, 2021
- Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Estate Planning & Probate, 2007-present
- Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Bloomberg BNA, Tax Portfolio Author of the Year
- Worth Magazine, Top 100 Attorneys, Private Clients
Additional Information
Practice Areas
Education
Affiliations and Appointments
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow
Asset Protection Committee of ACTEC, Former Chair
Estate Planning Council of New York City, Inc., Past President
International Estate Planning Committee, Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association, Past Chair
Admissions
New York
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