USA – FLORIDA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jennifer Jordan McCall, Jennifer Altman, Christine Tsai and Maria Williams 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 regarded highly 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
Christine Tsai is a senior associate at Pillsbury’s Miami office. She focuses her practice on advising high-net- worth individuals and entities in all aspects of tax planning and controversies. Christine provides
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.
clients with tailored strategies on a diverse breadth of private wealth and tax matters, including resolving issues exclusive to tax-exempt organisations, federal and state tax audits and estate planning.
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
Jennifer Altman is the managing partner of Pillsbury’s Miami office. She has first-chaired 30 trials in state and federal courts and in arbitration forums across the US and internationally, including the American
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 programs and participated in a clinic advising startups and small businesses.
Arbitration Association, JAMS, the ICC and the American Health Lawyers Association. Jennifer has proven success in complex bet-the-company cases as lead trial lawyer, but she is equally adept at providing strategic advice designed to assist clients in evaluating operational risks to avoid the pitfalls of litigation where possible.
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