Sharon B. Soloff

Partner | Corporate
Chair, Private Client Services
Chair, Pro Bono Services

About

Ms. Soloff is a partner in the Private Client Services, Trust & Estates and Tax groups. Ms. Soloff’s practice focuses on domestic and international gift, estate and tax planning for high net worth individuals and their families, including planning for owners of closely held businesses from inception through succession to future generations. Ms. Soloff also concentrates in the areas of art law and the law of charitable organizations. Her practice includes the representation of artists, art collectors, gallery owners and their estates.


Practices

  • Private Client Services

  • ERISA, Tax, and Employee Benefits

  • Trusts & Estates

Admissions

  • New York

  • Connecticut

  • U.S. Tax Court


Education

  • New York University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, Root Tilden Scholar

  • Harvard College, B.A., cum laude

  • New York University School of Social Work, MSW


Distinctions

  • New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2008

  • New York Metro Top Women Super Lawyers since 2013

  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation

  • Citywealth (International Awards):

    • Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021

    • Powerwomen Awards: Silver Award in Law for US, New York 2020

    • International Powerwomen Top 100 2019


Memberships

  • New York State Bar Association

    • Vice-Chair, Trusts and Estates Section Taxation Committee (2018 – 2019)

  • The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

    • Member, Trusts, Estates, and Surrogate’s Courts Committee (2019 – 2022)

    • Member, Non Profit Organizations Committee (2014 – 2018)

  • American Bar Association

  • International Bar Association

    • Women Lawyers’ Interest Group

  • Founding Member, Professional Advisors for the International Art Market (“PAIAM”)

  • Society of Trust and Estate Professionals (“STEP”)

Experience

  • FisherBroyles, LLP

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

  • Withers Bergman LLP

  • Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

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