Robin Rathmell
Robin Rathmell
Partner | Kobre Kim
OFFICE LOCATION
Washington DC
JURISDICTIONS QUALIFIED IN
Washington DC
New York
British Virgin Islands
England and Wales
TOP 3 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Asset Protection
Dispute Resolution
Asset holding structures
CROSS-BORDER CLIENT EXPERIENCE IN
What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?
Working on high-profile civil and criminal asset forfeiture and related trusts matters, as well as commercial and insolvency litigation around the world, often involving parallel actions brought by both U.S. and non-U.S. government agencies.
What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?
Don’t be a lawyer, be a problem-solver.
What is your favourite quote?
"If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.” – Albert Einstein
Leigh-Alexandra Basha
Leigh-Alexandra Basha
Partner | McDermott Will & Emery
OFFICE LOCATION
Washington, DC
JURISDICTIONS QUALIFIED IN
Washington, DC
Maryland
Virginia
CROSS-BORDER CLIENT EXPERIENCE IN
What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?
My recent highlight was attending the oral arguments for North Carolina Department of Revenue v. Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust, 588 U.S. __ (June 21, 2019) at the United States Supreme Court. While the case addressed a narrow issue of whether North Carolina violated the 14th Amendment’s Due Process Clause by taxing trust income that had not been distributed to NC beneficiaries solely on the basis that those beneficiaries lived in NC, the fascinating aspect was hearing the justices’ questions counsel for both sides and observing their interactions among themselves. For example, when Justice Ginsberg asked a question, another justice stopped in the middle of his line of questioning to defer to Justice Ginsberg who has seniority on the Court. Some justices asked questions that made it clear they understood how trusts work while others seemed less familiar with trusts. While Justice Thomas never asked a question, he did have side conversations with Justice Breyer. I think every U.S. lawyer should sit through oral arguments at the SCOTUS to have a better understanding of how the process works and better understand the justices who make decisions that affect us all.
What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?
Be responsive to clients, advisors, other professionals, and staff alike. Listen to your clients, hear what they have to say, and learn from them.
What is your favourite quote?
“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way” (Napoleon Hill).
Rashad Wareh
Rashad Wareh
Partner | Kozusko Harris Duncan
OFFICE LOCATION
New York, USA
JURISDICTIONS QUALIFIED IN
United States (NY, VA, D.C.)
TOP 3 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Cross-border tax and estate planning
Family governance
Tax
CROSS-BORDER CLIENT EXPERIENCE IN
Charles Lubar
Charles Lubar
Counsel | McDermott Will & Emery
OFFICE LOCATION
London, UK
JURISDICTIONS QUALIFIED IN
United States (MD, DC) (Inactive)
England and Wales
TOP 3 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Personal and estate planning
Asset holding structures
Philanthropy and charitable giving
CROSS-BORDER CLIENT EXPERIENCE IN
What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?
Integration of my former practice at Morgan Lewis into McDermott Will & Emery.
What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?
Embed yourself into the community that you serve, through charities, local and international legal associations, university alumni groups and civic groups and keep abreast of changes in the tax law.
What is your favourite quote?
“So long as Horatio Alger means anything to the American people, Karl Marx will be just another German philosopher.”
Scott Bowman
Scott Bowman
Partner | McDermott Will & Emery
OFFICE LOCATION
Washington, DC, USA
JURISDICTIONS QUALIFIED IN
United States (CA, CT, DC, FL, NY, MD, VA)
TOP 3 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
CROSS-BORDER CLIENT EXPERIENCE IN
What has been the highlight of your practice over the past 12 months?
What advice would you give rising stars/new lawyers in the private client world?
What is your favourite quote?