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Dina Kapur Sanna

Partner

F: (718) 764 4357
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Overview

Dina Kapur Sanna has 25 years of experience in advising U.S. and non-U.S. taxpayers on wealth management structures which accommodate multi-jurisdictional tax and legal considerations. Her practice involves foreign trusts, pre-immigration and expatriation planning, planning for the purchase of U.S. property by non-U.S. persons and compliance with tax and reporting obligations for those with overseas interests in foreign accounts, corporations and trusts.

Dina is recognized as a leading international estate planning attorney by Chambers HNW* (Chambers & Partners), Chambers Global*, Private Client Global Elite (ALM Media Properties, LLC), and The International Who's Who of Private Client Lawyers. In the 2022 edition of Chambers HNW* (Chambers & Partners), it notes that she "is a go-to for international matters. She is very knowledgeable and has great judgement." Chambers HNW quoted another interviewee who notes, "Dina has excellent [experience] on international matters." Dina is a frequent speaker at estate planning seminars around the world. She has written numerous articles that appear in legal periodicals in the U.S. and abroad.

Dina is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a member of its International Estate Planning Committee. In addition, she is an Academician of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. She also was a former member of the Firm's Executive Board.

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Education and Credentials

Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M., in Taxation
The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with Honors, Order of the Coif
Lehigh University, B.A., magna cum laude, Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Economic Honorary Society
Admissions
State of New York
Affiliations
American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group, International Tax Planning Committee
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow; International Estate Planning Committee
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Academician
New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Law Section, International Estate Planning Committee
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Recognition and Community

Recognition

Selected to the list in the Top 100 Private Client Lawyers by Citywealth, 2021

Chosen for inclusion in Chambers HNW Guide (Chambers & Partners) as a leading lawyer for wealthy individuals and families Nationwide, 2017-2022; USA Eastern Region, 2016, 2020-2022; New York, 2016-2022

Selected to the list of Private Client Global Elite by Legal Week (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2017-2021

Chosen for inclusion in Who's Who Legal (Law Business Research Ltd), Private Clients, 2018

Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Trusts and Estates, 2007-2023

Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers Global (Chambers & Partners) for Global-wide International Private Client, 2015-2016, 2020

Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) as a leading wealth management attorney in Connecticut, 2011-2016

Chosen for inclusion in The International Who's Who of Private Client Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd), 2013-2015

Selected to the list of New York Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Estate Planning & Probate 2009-2012

 

No aspect of these advertisements have been approved by the highest court of any state. See Awards Methodology