Vanessa Woodsis an associate in the Private Client Services practice of Hughes Hubbard & Reed's New York office. Her practice focuses on estate planning and administration for high net-worth clients and administering complex trusts.
Professional Activities
New York City Bar Association’s Associate Leadership Institute, Fellow (2022)
American Bar Association (ABA), member
New York State Bar Association, member
ABA Trust and Estate Law Section, member
ABA Tax Section, member
ABA Art & Cultural Heritage Law Committee, member
Publications
Co-author, "Say a Little Prayer for Your Beneficiaries," Trusts & Estates magazine, September 2020
Co-author, "Current Estate and Gift Tax Proposals in Congress," Willamette Management Associates’ Insights magazine, Summer 2019
Co-author, “Estate Planning with Cryprocurrency,” Probate & Property, July/August 2019
"Changing Domiciles to Save on Taxes," Trusts & Estates magazine, April 2019
"Recent Changes to the Federal Estate and Gift Tax Law," Client Advisory, January 2018
Co-author, “Estate Planning For the Digital Afterlife,” New York Law Journal, November 2016
"Recent Changes in New Jersey State Tax Law," Client Advisory, October 2016
Court Admissions
U.S. Tax Court
Highlighted Matters
Preparing wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, living wills and special purpose trusts such as Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts, Generation Skipping Trusts, and Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts
Administering trusts, coordinating the preparation of trust accountings, and preparing informal and judicial settlements
Researching complex matters related to sophisticated estate planning for multifaceted families
