- Ontario/Canadian estate planning for high net worth families which includes asset analysis, recommendations for structures under the Will such as spousal or testamentary trusts, usage of inter vivos trusts to hold certain assets, implementation of such structures (preparation of trust agreements, Wills, and Powers of Attorney), complex gifting, incapacity considerations and planning. - Generational estate planning for Canadians owning assets in the US, Canadians holding US citizenship, and Canadians with beneficiaries who are US citizens and/or residents.- Advice/implementation on various tax issues/structures both in the Canadian-only and US/CAN cross border context: gifting/gift tax exposure, capital gains tax planning, probate tax planning, US estate tax planning (for assets to be acquired or existing US assets), departure tax planning for Canadians moving to the US or Americans moving to Canada, cross-border tax treatment of various corporate and partnership structures.- Implementation of partnership structures and tax advice on rollover. - Advice on withholding rules and procedures for Canadians disposing of US real estate interest (specifically rules and procedures relating to IRC Sec. 1445/1446 (FIRPTA/ECTI)) and associated filing obligations.- Analysis on credits and applicable rules under the US-CAN Tax Treaty;- Probate planning and multi-jurisdictional (cross-province and US/CAN cross-border) planning. - General advice on Ontario probate administration.

Specializing in Cross Border Tax and Estate Planning, Canadian Tax and Estate Planning, Cross Border Real Estate, and complex Tax Analysis for US/Canadian dual citizens and Americans living in Canada. *Articling Student from Feb 2014 - January 2015

Advocates for children in custody cases in Manhattan and Bronx Family Courts. Draft pleadings, summation arguments, and recommendations to the court. Review case files and summarize forensic reports to develop questions for direct and cross-examination.(Placement as part of Family Law Clinic)

Legal research for monographs in topics of public international law and national security/terrorism law; Editing and cite-checking manuscripts and book proposals; researching recent decisions and compiling the 2008 series of American International Law Cases; write new book announcements.

Provided support in investigations, researched and drafted memoranda on illegal sweepstakes and lotteries.