About Linda
Linda J. Wank is a partner and Chair of our Estate Planning & Administration Group. Her core practice encompasses estate, gift and income tax planning, as well as estate and trust administration and charitable giving. She was named to Chambers' HNW Guide for 2024.Ms. Wank advises high net-worth individuals, including corporate executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and creative talent, and assists clients in identifying and implementing their estate planning goals. She also counsels individuals and fiduciaries in estate settlements, probate litigation and tax audits, and represents public and private charitable organizations.Ms. Wank is a Fellow of The American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC) and Vice-Chair of a standing committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. She is also a member of the U.K.-based Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation. In addition, Ms. Wank is a member of New York Women in Film & Television and its Planned Giving Committee, and serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Anti-Defamation League.Ms. Wank writes regularly on a broad range of topics relating to estate planning and administration and is a frequent lecturer at trusts and estates law conferences throughout the country. Most recently, she was a speaker at the 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, where she presented on the Estates of Prince and Michael Jackson.Before joining the firm, Ms. Wank worked for ten years in the Personal Representation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Linda J. Wank is a partner and Chair of our Estate Planning & Administration Group. Her core practice encompasses estate, gift and income tax planning, as well as estate and trust administration and charitable giving. She was named to Chambers' HNW Guide for 2024.Ms. Wank advises high net-worth individuals, including corporate executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and creative talent, and assists clients in identifying and implementing their estate planning goals. She also counsels individuals and fiduciaries in estate settlements, probate litigation and tax audits, and represents public and private charitable organizations.Ms. Wank is a Fellow of The American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC) and Vice-Chair of a standing committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. She is also a member of the U.K.-based Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation. In addition, Ms. Wank is a member of New York Women in Film & Television and its Planned Giving Committee, and serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Anti-Defamation League.Ms. Wank writes regularly on a broad range of topics relating to estate planning and administration and is a frequent lecturer at trusts and estates law conferences throughout the country. Most recently, she was a speaker at the 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, where she presented on the Estates of Prince and Michael Jackson.Before joining the firm, Ms. Wank worked for ten years in the Personal Representation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. She is admitted to practice in New York.
Linda J. Wank is a partner and Chair of our Estate Planning & Administration Group. Her core practice encompasses estate, gift and income tax planning, as well as estate and trust administration and charitable giving. She was named to Chambers' HNW Guide for 2024.
Ms. Wank advises high net-worth individuals, including corporate executives, business owners, entrepreneurs and creative talent, and assists clients in identifying and implementing their estate planning goals. She also counsels individuals and fiduciaries in estate settlements, probate litigation and tax audits, and represents public and private charitable organizations.
Ms. Wank is a Fellow of The American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel (ACTEC) and Vice-Chair of a standing committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. She is also a member of the U.K.-based Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), and the New York City Bar Association's Committee on Estate and Gift Taxation. In addition, Ms. Wank is a member of New York Women in Film & Television and its Planned Giving Committee, and serves on the Professional Advisory Committee of the Anti-Defamation League.
Ms. Wank writes regularly on a broad range of topics relating to estate planning and administration and is a frequent lecturer at trusts and estates law conferences throughout the country. Most recently, she was a speaker at the 52nd Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, where she presented on the Estates of Prince and Michael Jackson.
Before joining the firm, Ms. Wank worked for ten years in the Personal Representation department of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. She is admitted to practice in New York.
