Highly experienced tax, trusts and estates lawyer who is a Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP in New York City, and is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC"). Is also currently a Co-Chair of the Taxation Committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Frequent author and lecturer on estate and tax planning topics, and co-author of the estate planning treatises, "Manning on Estate Planning" and "Estate Planning for Professionals". Also a certified public accountant who has twice chaired the Estate Planning Committee of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA), currently chairs the NYSSCPA's Annual Estate Planning Conference as well as the NYSSCPA Trust and Estate Administration Committee, and is a member of both the NYSSCPA's Board of Directors (currently serving as a Vice President of Chapters) and its Foundation for Accounting Education's Board of Trustees.
Specialties: Tax, trusts and estates lawyer who focusses primarily on tax and estate planning (both domestic and international), estate administration and related litigation, in particular for real estate entrepreneurs, private investment fund managers (both private equity and hedge funds), and high-profile professional athletes. Please see http://www.kmatzlaw.com for additional information and to view various articles authored on these topics.