Milbank LLP is pleased to announce the addition of Jessica D. Soojian as a partner in its Trusts and Estates Group.
“Jessica will be a tremendous addition to our preeminent Trusts and Estates Group. She is an outstanding lawyer who has a stellar reputation as a valued advisor to her clients,” said Milbank Chairman Scott A. Edelman. “I welcome her to the firm and am confident that her addition will contribute to Milbank’s legacy of having the leading trusts and estates practice in the country.”
Ms. Soojian focuses her practice on estate planning, estate administration and philanthropic planning. Her clients include private equity principals, hedge fund principals, entrepreneurs, artists, art collectors and other ultra-high net worth individuals, as well as their family offices and foundations. Ms. Soojian advises her clients on all aspects of estate planning, including tax-efficient wealth transfer, charitable planning, family office organization, and trust administration. She also counsels foundations on their grantmaking and unique compliance matters.
Georgiana Slade, practice leader of Milbank’s Trusts & Estates group, added: “In a relatively short period of time, Jessica has established herself as a trusted advisor to ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices and foundations. We are thrilled to welcome such a talented and well-respected lawyer to the Milbank team.”
Ms. Soojian joins Milbank from Silberman Zaretsky PC, where she was a partner and the head of its Trusts and Estates practice. Ms. Soojian received her J.D. from Yale Law School.
“I am humbled to be joining Milbank and its preeminent Trusts and Estates group. I look forward to collaborating with my esteemed and superb colleagues as we continue to provide our clients with the highest level of service, grounded in innovation, creativity, integrity, and professionalism.”
Renowned for generations for its creative and forward-looking advice, Milbank’s Trusts & Estates group practices at the leading edge of trusts and estates law. The group, ranked Band 1 in New York by Chambers (including the most Chambers Band 1 attorneys of any Trusts & Estates group in New York), represents high net worth individuals and families throughout the United States and the world in their estate, financial and philanthropic planning. The group also advises family offices, individual and corporate fiduciaries and tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations) in a wide variety of tax, compliance, litigation and other matters.
