Cheryl focuses her practice on domestic and international estate planning, probate, estate and trust administration, prenuptial matters, and charitable planning and counseling, including the creation and administration of charitable organizations. In addition, Cheryl advises clients on gift and income tax planning in connection with closely held business interests, commercial real estate, private equity funds, hedge funds, and the disposition and administration of intellectual property rights. Cheryl also counsels clients in connection with will contests and estate and trust litigation.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Handling a significant multifaceted trust and business litigation on behalf of a group of siblings against their trustees.
Formulated an estate plan to utilize and leverage the generation-skipping exemption to pass several hundred million dollars of commercial real estate down several generations free of tax.
Prepared qualified personal residence trusts to enable the transfer of clients’ homes free of gift tax.
Handling a significant multifaceted trust and business litigation on behalf of a group of siblings against their trustees.
Formulated an estate plan to utilize and leverage the generation-skipping exemption to pass several hundred million dollars of commercial real estate down several generations free of tax.
Prepared qualified personal residence trusts to enable the transfer of clients’ homes free of gift tax.
Prepared numerous grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable lead trusts, dynasty trusts, minors trusts and spousal lifetime access trusts to pass significant assets to clients’ descendants free of gift tax.
Advised several prominent New York real estate families in connection with gifts of substantial assets to trusts for younger generations.
Negotiated numerous premarital agreements involving several hundred million dollars.
Negotiated a buy-sell agreement for a multibillion-dollar hedge fund.
Represented a client in his claim for several million dollars against his business partner’s estate.
Created and advised on numerous private charitable foundations to enable clients to fulfill their charitable goals.
Defended clients against claims by disinherited parties to obtain part of a $300 million estate.
Recognitions
- Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© for Trusts and Estates, 2007-2025. The Best Lawyers in America is issued by Best Lawyers. A description of the selection methodology can be found at bestlawyers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Selected for inclusion in the New York Metro Super Lawyers list for Estate Planning & Probate, 2006-2024. Also named to the Top Women Attorneys list, 2014-2016. The New York Metro Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at superlawyers.com. No aspect of the above advertisements have been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
- Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth for New York Private Wealth Law, 2011-2024 and USA Private Wealth Law: Eastern Region, 2011-2021. Chambers USA is issued by Chambers and Partners. A description of the selection methodology can be found at chambers.com. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Credentials
Education
Education
- New York University School of Law, 1991, LL.M., Taxation
- Harvard Law School, 1988, J.D., cum laude
- Yale University, 1985, B.A., summa cum laude
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
- New Jersey
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
- New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Law Section
- New York City Bar Association
- Estate Planning Council of New York City Inc.
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