Private Wealth 2026

USA – CALIFORNIA Law and Practice Contributed by: Jennifer Jordan McCall, Matthew Perotti, Maria Williams and Alexandria Marx, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an interna- tional law firm with a particular focus on the technolo - gy & life sciences, energy, financial, and real estate & construction sectors. Recognised as one of the most innovative law firms by the Financial Times and as

one of the top firms for client service by BTI Consult - ing, Pillsbury and its lawyers are highly regarded for their forward-thinking approach, their enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines, and their authorita - tive commercial awareness.

Authors

Jennifer Jordan McCall is co-leader of both the private wealth and litigation – trusts, estates and high net worth teams at Pillsbury, and is an award-winning legal authority on US and international gift and estate

Maria Williams is an associate in Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley office, where she focuses her practice on a broad range of litigation matters. She has experience supporting clients in commercial disputes and brings prior

planning. Jenny crafts tax-saving, business succession, and estate transfer plans that preserve wealth and enhance family relationships, and represents clients in dispute resolution and litigation involving family disputes and trusts and estates matters. She is based in the Silicon Valley, New York and Palm Beach offices and is admitted to practice law in California, Florida, Wyoming and New York.

exposure to corporate matters from earlier stages of her legal career. Maria assists with all phases of litigation, including research, motion practice, and case development. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she served in leadership roles in advocacy programmes and participated in a clinic advising startups and small businesses.

Matthew Perotti is counsel at Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley office. He guides clients through sophisticated estate planning matters, leveraging use of their tax exemptions to maximise transfer-tax opportunities,

Alexandria Marx is an associate in Pillsbury’s Silicon Valley office. She focuses her practice on litigation matters and supports clients across a range of disputes, including white- collar investigations, employment and

and advises fiduciaries and beneficiaries on complex trust administration and litigation matters.

contract disputes, and appellate litigation. Alexandria earned her J.D. from the University of California, Davis, School of Law, where she held leadership roles on Law Review, Moot Court Honors Board and Trial Practice Honors Board. She also served as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

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