Gideon Rothschild focuses his practice in the areas of domestic and international estate planning and asset protection, including the use of sophisticated estate planning techniques in the representation of high-net-worth individuals. Mr. Rothschild is a nationally-recognized authority on the use of offshore trusts and estate planning strategies for wealth preservation and succession planning. His clients include professionals, real estate developers and owners, closely-held business owners and directors of publicly-held companies. His practice also includes estate administration and the representation of clients in taxpayer disputes at the federal, state and local levels.

Mr. Rothschild distinguishes himself from many of his peers in that his estate planning recommendations are integrated with asset protection objectives. That is, 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.

Mr. Rothschild is the recipient of several honors and awards, including:

• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel;
• Academician, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law;
• "America's Leading Lawyers for Wealth Management" by Chambers USA;
• Worth/Robb Report "Top 100 Attorneys" serving private clients;
• Distinguished Accredited Estate Planner awarded by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils;
• Citywealth Leaders List;
• The Best Lawyers in America®; and
• "New York Super Lawyers."

Mr. Rothschild is also the co-author of BNA's Tax Management portfolio on "Asset Protection Planning" and is a member of the Advisory Boards of BNA's Tax Management and Trusts & Estates.

He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law and New York Law School Graduate Programs and lectures frequently on asset protection and advanced estate planning strategies to professional groups. Mr. Rothschild is also licensed as a Certified Public Accountant.

• New York Law School, J.D., with honors, 1980
• Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York, B.B.A., 1973

• "Wealth Preservation Advisor," , April 2008.
• "The United States of Asset Protection," Trusts & Estates, January 2008.
• "You Can 'Revoke' an Irrevocable Trust, Here's How...," TAX HOTline, May 2007.
• "How Gift Splitting Can Help Married Couples Save Lots on Taxes," TAX HOTline, February 2007.
• "Ninth Circuit Treads On an Established Right," Trusts & Estates, November 2006.
• "Asset Protection Planning - Current Strategies and Pitfalls," Tax Management Estates Gifts and Trusts Journal, September 2005.
• "Protect Your Family for Generations with a Dynasty Trust," Tax HOTline, June 2005.
• "Did Bankruptcy Reform Act Close the ‘Loophole’ for the Wealthy?," Tax Notes, April 2005.
• "Advantages of Limited Liability Companies," Tax HOTline, April 2004.
• "More Clients Should Choose Trusts," Trusts & Estates, March 2004.
• "Recent Developments Concerning 'Family' Limited Partnerships," Wealth Preservation Advisor, March 2004.
• "Shrewd Ways to Protect Your Assets from Creditors," Tax HOTline, February 2004.
• "Smart Addition to Your Estate/Gift Strategy (529 College Savings Plan)," Tax HOTline, January 2004.
• "Asset-Protection Planning: Ethical? Legal? Obligatory?," Trusts & Estates, September 2003.
• "Asset Protection Audit Checklist," Estate Tax Planning Advisor, March 2003.
• "Maintaining the Integrity of the FLP," www.offshoreinvestment.com, November 2002.
• "Protecting Your Assets From Malpractice Claims," Cataract & Refractive Surgery Today, November 2002.
• "Estate Tax Savings with Self-Settled Trusts," Personal Financial Planning Monthly, August 2002.
• "Self-Settled Asset Protection Trusts," Estate Tax Planning Advisor, June 2002.
• "Planning With Spendthrift Trusts," Estate Tax Planning Advisor, May 2002.
• "Intent to Defraud: Does it Apply to Future Creditors?," Offshore Finance Casebook, January 2002.
• "Protecting the Estate from In-laws and Other Predators," University of Miami Estate Planning Institute, July 2001.
• "Much Ado About Nothing," Estate Planning, December 1999.
• "Offshore Trusts-Onshore Litigation," Probate & Property, December 1999.
• "Self-Settled Spendthrift Trusts: Should a Few Bad Apples Spoil the Bunch?," Journal of Bankruptcy Law & Practice, December 1999.
• "Has Offshore Trust Litigation Spoiled the Fun? Recent Decisions Regarding Offshore Trusts," Offshore Finance - USA, July 1999.
• "Creditor Protection for Life Insurance and Annuities," The Journal of Asset Protection, May 1999.
• "Family Owned Business-Exclusion or Illusion," RIA Estate Planning Alert, April 1998.
• "Coming in from the Cold-Estate Planning Using Alaska Trusts," CCH, August 1997.
• "Does the New Alaska Trust Act Provide an Alternative to the Foreign Trust?," Journal of Asset Protection, July 1997.
• "Protecting Retirement Plans," Journal of Asset Protection, April 1997.
• "Establishing and Drafting Offshore Asset Protection Trusts," Estate Planning, February 1996.
• "Asset Protection Trusts," Estate Planning, February 1996.

• Member, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
• Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, International Estate Planning and Gift and Estate Tax Committees)
• Member, American Bar Association, Real Property Trust & Estate Section (Finance Officer)
• Member, Society of Trusts & Estates Practitioners (STEP) (Chair, New York Branch)
• Member, Estate Planning Council of New York City
• Member, New York State Bar Association
• Advisory Board, Trusts & Estates
• Advisory Board, BNA Tax Management, Estates, Gifts and Trusts

• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1991
• New York, 1981
• U.S. Tax Court, 1981

• Christiana Bank & Trust Roundtable, 2007
• ALI-ABA CLE Video (Chair) 1998, 2002, 2005-2006
• American Bankers Association, 2004
• American Bar Association, 1995, 1997-2006
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2006, 2007
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1995, 1998, 2001-2007
• Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises Annual Conference, 2002, 2004
• Estate Planning Councils (various chapters), 1995-2007
• Foundation for Accounting Education, 1995-1998, 2001-2003
• Georgia Society of CPAs, 2006
• Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1994-1996, 2001, 2005
• Institute for International Research, 1999-2002, 2005-2006
• Massachusetts CLE, 2001-2003
• National Association of Personal Financial Advisors, 2004 National Conference
• National Association of Estate Planning Councils, 2006
• National Law Foundation, 1999-2003
• New York City Archdiocese, 2002, 2004
• New York City Bar Association, 1997-2000, 2005
• New York County Lawyers' Association, 1997-1999, 2002
• New York State Bar Association, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007
• New York University Summer Institute of Federal Taxation, 1994-1995, 1999-2007
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, 2001-2003, 2006
• Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs, 2004
• Pennsylvania Financial Planning Association, 2007
• Practising Law Institute, 1997, 2000-2005
• Southern Federal Tax Institute, 2000
• Tiger 21, 2004-2008
• UJA Federation Estate Planning Conference, 1997-2007
• University of Miami, Philip Heckerling Estate Planning Institute, 2001-2002, 2006-2008
• Virginia CLE Seminar, 2004, 2006

• The PPLI Solution. Delivering Wealth Accumulation, Tax Efficiency, and Asset Protection Through Private Placement Life Insurance, Contributing Author, Bloomberg Press, January 2005.
• Asset Protection Strategies, Contributing Author, American Bar Association, January 2005.
• Trusts in Prime Jurisdictions, Contributing Author, Kluwer International Law Publishing, November 2002.
• BNA Tax Management, Contributing Author, The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., January 2002.
• General Practice in New York, Contributing Author, West Publishing Co., January 1998.