Dennis Ginsburg

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Estate Planning (International and Domestic)
-Taxation
-Wealth Preservation
-Corporate

Experience
Dennis Ginsburg has guided many clients, international and domestic, in the negotiation, structuring and/or documentation of business transactions. He also provides advice on sophisticated family wealth preservation techniques.

Recognition
-Certified Public Accountant, Florida
-The Best Lawyers in America for Tax Law
-Chambers & Partners (USA), America's Leading Lawyers
-The Best Attorneys Network as a Tax Law practitioner
-South Florida Legal Guide, Top Lawyer in International Taxation
-Florida Super Lawyers
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible
-Co-chairman (former) of the Florida Bar Tax Section Committee on International Taxation

Bar Admissions
-1978, Florida

Education
-1978, J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
-1973. M.S., Accounting, New York University
-1971, B.A., cum laude, New York University

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation, and International Law sections)
-American Bar Association (Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections)
-American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
-Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
-American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
-Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

Publications
-Contributing Author, with Michael Rosenberg and Bruce B. Packman, "Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property - Tax and Related Matters," published by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1983 and Supplements
-Co-author: "Factors Affecting Estate and Gift Taxation of Non-Resident Alien -Decedent/Transferor," published by Warren, Gorham & Lamont

University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1978

Malcolm H. Neuwahl

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Practice Areas
-Taxation
-Trusts and Estates
-Probate
-Employee Benefits
-Business Structuring
-Business Sales, Combinations and Acquisitions

Experience
Malcolm H. Neuwahl is a founding member of Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg, P.A. During more than 30 years with Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg, he has worked with high net worth individuals to develop creative and practical methods to accomplish their particular objectives in connection with estate planning issues. By combining his expertise in the areas of estate planning, employee benefits, and business acquisitions, Mr. Neuwahl and the firm are able to offer clients a rare combination of skills. He has also worked with many successful individual and business clients to structure business transactions as well as intra-family transactions by combining his skills in legal drafting with his analytical talents. Mr. Neuwahl has also effectively represented many clients in connection with tax controversies involving both State and Federal taxation.

Recognition
-Certified Public Accountant, Florida 1973
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible

Bar Admissions
-1973, Florida

Court Admissions
-United States Tax Court
-United States District Court, Southern District

Education
-1973, J.D., University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, University of Miami Law Review, Member, 1972-1973
-1970; B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Miami

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, Taxation sections)
-American Bar Association (Taxation, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections)
-Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
-Greater Miami Tax Institute
-Estate Planning Council of Greater Miami
-South Dade Estate Planning Council
American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries

Publications
-Co-author with Robert A. Stamen of a text titled Taxation of Deferred Compensation

Reported Cases
-Fabric v. Commissioner, 83 T.C. 932 (1984).

University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1973

Michael Rosenberg

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Estate Planning
-International and Domestic Taxation

Experience
Michael was formerly the International Tax Manager of the Touche Ross & Co. office in Miami (prior to its merger into Deloitte & Touche) and was a member of their U.S. International Tax Group. He taught a course in International Taxation in the Executive Master of Science in Taxation ("EMST") Program at Florida International University for about 25 years, an international tax course at Florida Gulf Coast University for about 4 years, and he is currently teaching Principles of Taxation at Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University during the Fall term. Michael has co-authored a book with Bruce B. Packman published by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) entitled "Foreign Investment in the United States Tax and Related Matters," and has authored an FICPA book entitled "Estate & Gift Taxation of Nonresident Aliens in the United States." Both books are used for FICPA continuing professional education courses for which Michael generally serves as the Discussion Leader.

In addition to Michael's general tax and estate planning practice, he has developed a substantial international taxation practice concentrating on foreign persons investing in, doing business in, and immigrating to the U.S., and U.S. persons investing in, doing business in, or expatriating to foreign countries.

Michael has been a frequent author and lecturer on topics of international taxation, he is a member of numerous domestic and international tax-related organizations and/or committees, he has been Chairman of the World Trade Institute's International Tax and Estate Planning Conference, he has served as an Advisory Board Member of Florida International University's EMST Program, and he co-chaired the Annual International Tax Conference co-sponsored by the FICPA/Florida Bar since its inception in 1983 through 2007.

Recognition
-1976, Certified Public Accountant, Florida
-Board Certified Tax Lawyer
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible
-The Best Lawyers in America, 1993-present
-Initial 1998 edition of the Guide to Leading American Attorneys
-Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers (Tax), 2003-present
-Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-present

Bar Admissions
-1971, New York
-1973, Pennsylvania
-1977, Florida

Education
-1970, J.D., Brooklyn Law School
-1971, LL.M., Taxation, New York University
-1967, B.S., Pennsylvania State University

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar
-New York State Bar
-Pennsylvania Bar
-American Bar Association
-Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
-Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

Publications
-Contributing Author, with Bruce B. Packman, Foreign Investment in the United States Tax and Related Matters
-Author, Estate & Gift Taxation of Nonresident Aliens in the United States
-Contributing Author, with Todd Rosenberg, "Preserving the Community Property Character of Marital Assets When Moving To The United States"
-Contributing Author, with Steven Rosenthal, "Proposed Legislation Once Again Seeks to Alter the United States Expatriation Rules"
-Contributing Author, with Andrea Mirabito, "Foreign Spousal Rights and Investment in the United States"
-Contributing Author, with Andrea Mirabito, "U.S. Income Tax Withholding and Beneficial Ownership," Caribbean Today, June 2007
-"Are You Contemplating U.S. Income Tax Residency Status? If so, Plan Accordingly"
-The Impact Of An Installment Sale And The Potential Branch Profits Tax Liability For Any Foreign Corporation Doing Business In The U.S.

Brooklyn Law School
Juris Doctorate, 1970

Robert A. Stamen

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Estate Planning
-Probate
-Qualified Retirement Plans

Experience
Bob Stamen has spent his entire legal career at Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg, and has concentrated his practice on estate planning, pension and profit sharing plans, individual income taxation, and corporation law. He has represented clients with respect to the purchases and sales of their businesses, and the appropriate structuring of same from a family planning viewpoint, as well as from an income, gift, and estate tax viewpoint. By combining his expertise in the areas of estate planning, employee benefits, and business acquisitions, Mr. Stamen and the firm are able to offer clients a rare combination of skills.

Recognition
-Certified Public Accountant, Florida, 1981
-Adjunct Professor, Florida International University EMST program
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible

Bar Admissions
-1980, Florida (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section)

Education
-1979, J.D., University of Florida
-1977, B.S.B.A., University of Florida

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar
-American Bar Association
-The Estate Planning Council of Dade County

Publications
Co-author with Malcolm H. Neuwahl of Taxation of Deferred Compensation which has been used at various seminars sponsored by the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Speaking Engagements
-"The Probate Process From Start to Finish"
-Tuesday, December 12, 2006

University of Florida
Juris Doctorate, 1979

Leslie A. Share

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Taxation - General
-International Taxation
-Estate and Gift Tax Planning
-Wealth Preservation
-Internal Revenue Service Matters (Agent and Appeals Level)
-Corporate

Experience
Les Share has advised clients in numerous and diverse areas such as Broadway theatrical productions, real estate like-kind exchanges, and Internet matters. He speaks at various U.S. and Caribbean seminars on subjects ranging from Florida and offshore trust law, advanced asset protection techniques, U.S. tax treaties, representing a foreign investor in an Internal Revenue Service audit, the role of the Internet in U.S. tax planning, and preferred structures for U.S. persons investing overseas and engaging in foreign business activities.

Recognition
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible
-Florida Super Lawyers, 2008-present

Bar Admissions
-1981, Florida (Member, Sections on: International Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Taxation. Member, Committee on Foreign Taxation)

Court Admissions
-1982, U.S. Tax Court

Education
-1980, J.D., University of Florida School of Law, with honors, Chief Tax and Research Editor, University of Florida Law Review
-1981, LL.M., Taxation, New York University
-1977, B.A., Northwestern University

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar
-American Bar Association (Member, International, Taxation, Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreigners and Tax Treaties sections)

Publications
-Foreign Life Insurance Trusts - More Bang for the U.S. Buck?
-Taxation of the Internet--A Work in Progress That Doesn't Yet Work
-Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts Have Potential Tax and Estate Planning Benefits
-Final Domestic v. Foreign Trust Status Regulations Include Significant Changes
-The Florida Intangibles Tax--A Less Evil?
-Like Kind Exchanges Can Defer Tax On U.S. Real Estate Sales
-Do You Have Business Profits From a United States Permanent Establishment?
-Offshore Wealth Preservation Trusts--The Anderson Case
-Co-Author, with Jordan Bittel and Roger D. Osburn, "Representing the Foreign Investor in a Practical Guide to Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate," American Bar Association, 1990
-Author: "United States Tax Treaties Provide Significant Planning Opportunities", 66 Florida Bar Journal 63, October 1992
-"Domicile Is Key in Determining Transfer Tax of Non-Citizens," 22 Estate Planning 31, January/February 1995
-"Planning Impact of New Expatriation and Foreign Trust Tax Rules," 24 Estate Planning 51, February 1997
-"Foreign Life Insurance Trusts: More Bang for the U.S. Buck?" Asset Protection Journal, Winter 1999
-"Final Regs, Provide More Guidance on the Residence of Trusts," 26 Estate Planning 291, Aug/Sept 1999.

University of Florida School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1980

Jack Finkelman

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Immigration
-Real Estate

Experience
Jack Finkelman has guided many foreign investors in coordinating the negotiation, structuring and documentation of their investments with proper immigration planning. Based upon his legal expertise, as well as his personal background, he is uniquely qualified to assist foreign investors with the complete range of services which they require - from obtaining temporary non-immigrant visas to establishing full time, permanent residence and managing a full-fledged commercial enterprise. Jack is also fully qualified to deal with all aspects of domestic commercial real estate matters including acquisitions and sales, lending, leasing and joint venture agreements. He is a frequent speaker on immigration matters both on a state and national level to such organizations as The Florida Bar and the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

He is trilingual, fluent in Spanish, French and English.

Recognition
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible

Bar Admissions
-1979, Florida (Member, International Law Section)
-1977, Province of Ontario, Canada

Education
-1972, B. Comm., McGill University, Montreal, Canada
-1975, LL.B., University of Windsor Law School, Windsor, Canada

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar
-Dade County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (Member: International Law and Practice Section; Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Estate Committee)
-American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, National and South Florida Chapters)

Speaking Engagements
-2013 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "Hot Issues in Citizenship"
-2012 American Immigration Lawyers Association: "Destination Estados Unidos: Taxation on Transfer of Assets to the U.S."
-2010 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "L Visas - Dealing With the Difficult Issues"
-2010 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "EB-5 Myths"
-2010 American Immigration Lawyers Association: "EB-5 Investors Conference: Investing in America"
-2009 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "Accounting and Tax Issues for Immigration"
-2008 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "Coping With Enhanced Employer Sanctions"
-2007 Florida Bar Immigration Seminar: "Winning Strategies for L and E Visas"

University of Windsor Law School
LL.B., 1975

Jose L. Nuez

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-International and Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Corporate

Experience
Jose Nuez concentrates his practice in the area of U.S. Federal taxes, international and domestic estate planning and corporate matters. He devotes a large part of his practice to the U.S. Federal tax rules applicable to foreign investors with U.S. businesses and investments, and U.S. investors with businesses and investments abroad. Jose is also quite involved in the formation and operation of domestic and foreign business entities like corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies, and in the design and operation of domestic and foreign trusts. He is also experienced in domestic and international estate planning for high net worth U.S. and foreign individuals and qualified to provide U.S. Federal tax advice to foreign individuals considering residing in the U.S. on a temporary or permanent basis and U.S. individuals living abroad. He is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Recognition
-Adjunct Professor, Principles of International Taxation, Florida International University, 2002
-Listed in South Florida's Best Lawyers for Tax Law, 2009

Bar Admissions
-1995, Florida

Education
-1995, J.D., with high honors, St. Thomas University School of Law, Managing Editor, St. Thomas Law Review, 1993-1995
-1985, B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Miami

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar

Publications
-Contributing Author, with Andrea Mirabito, "Just Off The Boat, Trust Fund in Hand," Trusts & Estates, December 2005
-Contributing Author, with Michael Rosenberg and Bruce B. Packman, "Foreign Investment in the United States Tax and Related Matters," published by Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 1996-2006

St. Thomas University School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1995

Mark R. Starkman

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Real Estate
-Corporate

Experience
Mark Starkman represents clients in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of commercial real estate transactions. A substantial portion of his practice is devoted to the representation of institutional lenders in connection with their mortgage lending divisions. His practice has also included the preparation of Private Placement Memorandums for real estate syndications in the areas of limited service hotels and other commercial projects. He also handles handles business transactions, including the purchase and sale of various types of business entities.

Recognition
-AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer review rating possible

Bar Admissions
-1976, Florida

Education
-1976, J.D., University of Florida School of Law
-1973. B.A., cum laude, University of Miami

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar (Member, Client Security Fund Committee, 1999-2005; Grievance Committee, LLC)
-Coral Gables Bar Association (Director, 1985-1986)

University of Florida School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1976

Shawn P. Wolf

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-International and Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Corporate

Experience
Shawn concentrates his practice in the area of U.S. Federal income taxes, international and domestic estate planning and corporate matters. He devotes a large part of his practice to the U.S. Federal income tax rules applicable to U.S. taxpayers doing business abroad, as well as foreign persons passively investing in the United States or those foreign persons who are looking to invest in more active business opportunities. As part of his practice, Shawn is also involved in the formation and operation of domestic and foreign business entities (such as corporations, partnerships and limited liability companies), as well as the drafting of domestic and foreign trusts. Furthermore, Shawn has guided high net worth U.S. citizens and so-called "Green Card" holders with respect to the U.S. Federal income and estate tax issues relevant to relinquishing such status. Finally, Shawn is also experienced in advising high net worth U.S. and foreign individuals with respect to domestic and international estate planning matters.

Recognition
-Named "Rising Star" by Florida Super Lawyers, 2009
-Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Tax Law, 2011
-Listed in South Florida's Best Lawyers for Tax Law, 2011

Bar Admissions
-1997, Florida

Education
-1996, J.D., University of Pittsburgh
-1997, LL.M., Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
-1993, B.B.A., University of Miami

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar (Tax Law section; Outbound Tax Committee, Florida Bar Tax Section, Vice Chair 2005-2006, Chair 2007 - )

Publications
-Contributing Author, "Estate and Gift Taxation of Nonresident Aliens in the United States;" and "Foreign Investments in the United States-Tax Related Matters," Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

University of Pittsburgh
Juris Doctorate, 1996

Ralph A. Nardi

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Probate
-Corporate

Bar Admissions
-1999, Florida

Education
-1999, J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law
-1991, B.S., cum laude, University of Florida

Professional Memberships and Associations
-The Florida Bar
-American Bar Association

University of Miami School of Law
Juris Doctorate, 1999

Todd N. Rosenberg

Shareholder

Practice Areas
-International Taxation
-Estate Planning

Bar Admissions
-2001, Florida

Education
-2001, J.D., cum laude, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Board Law Center, Nova Southeastern University Law Review, 2000-2001.
-2006, LL.M., Taxation, University of Miami
-1998, B.A., Penn State University

Professional Memberships and Associations
The Florida Bar (Real Property, Probate and Trust, and Tax Law sections)
American Bar Association

Publications
Contributing Author, with Michael Rosenberg, "Preserving the Community Property Character of Marital Assets When Moving To The United States"

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Board Law Center
Juris Doctorate, 2001

Barrie Eramous

Practice Areas
-International and Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Corporate

Experience
Barrie Erasmous focuses her practice in the area of U.S. Federal taxes, international and domestic estate planning and corporate matters.

Bar Admissions
2007, Florida

Court Admissions
2008, US Tax Court

Education
2008, LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, Taxation
2007, J.D., University of Miami School of Law, magna cum laude
2004, B.S., University of Florida, Finance, cum laude

Professional Memberships and Associations
The Florida Bar

University of Miami School of Law, Taxation
LL.M., 2008

Eric J. Satin

Practice Areas
-International and Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Corporate

Experience
Eric has been with the firm since 2011. Eric concentrates his practice in the area of U.S. Federal taxes with particular emphasis in the U.S. Federal tax rules applicable to foreign investors and their U.S. investments, and U.S. investors with investments abroad and in domestic and international estate planning for U.S. and foreign individuals, including the design, formation and operation of domestic and foreign trusts. Eric's representative experience also includes representing U.S. clients participating in the 2009 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, the 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program announced by the Internal Revenue Service on January 9, 2012. Eric also represents clients who intend to expatriate from the U.S. by relinquishing their U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status, as well as clients who intend to immigrate to the United States.

Bar Admissions
2009, Florida

Court Admissions
2010, U.S. Tax Court

Education
2008, LL.M., Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
2008, J.D., University of Miami School of Law
2002, B.B.A., University of Wisconsin

Professional Memberships and Associations
The Florida Bar

Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
LL.M., 2008

Christopher L. Silversmith

Practice Areas
-Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Probate

Experience
Chris Silversmith focuses his practice in the area of U.S. Federal taxes, estate planning and probate.

Bar Admissions
2008, Florida

Education
2009, LL.M., Taxation, University of Florida Levin College of Law
2008, J.D., Barry University School of Law; Associate Editor, Barry University Law Review; Member, Barry University Moot Court Honors Board
2002, B.B.A., Finance, University of Miami

Professional Memberships and Associations
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association

Taxation, University of Florida Levin College of Law
LL.M., 2009

Alfredo R. Tamayo

Practice Areas
-International and Domestic Taxation
-Estate Planning
-Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)

Experience
Alfredo concentrates his practice in the area of U.S. Federal taxation, as well as international and domestic estate planning. His representative experience includes:
-Representing U.S. clients participating in the 2009 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, the 2011 Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Initiative, and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program announced by the Internal Revenue Service on January 9, 2012;
-Representing foreign trustees in identifying and complying with U.S. Federal tax and reporting requirements in connection with trusts involving U.S. family members of multicultural families, as well as implementation of planning strategies to reorganize trust structures to be efficient from a U.S. Federal tax perspective;
-Assisting foreign individuals in structuring the acquisition of U.S. real estate to be efficient from a U.S. Federal tax and succession planning perspective;
-Conducting pre-immigration U.S. Federal tax planning for foreign individuals either temporarily or permanently immigrating to the United States;
-Representing clients involved in U.S. Federal income, estate, and Foreign Bank Account Report ("FBAR") examinations before the IRS;
-Representing clients who intend to expatriate from the U.S. by relinquishing their U.S. citizenship or U.S. permanent resident status; and
Reviewing family trust structures in order to identify and implement steps in becoming compliant with FATCA.

Bar Admissions and Other Professional Certifications
2007, Florida Bar
2000, Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Education
2008, LL.M., Taxation, Villanova University
2006, J.D., Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center
1997, B.S., Accounting, Villanova University

Professional & Community Involvement
Member, Florida Bar (Tax Law section)
Member, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants
Member, Finance Committee, Chaminade-Madonna High School
Contributing Drafter, Comments to Treasury to Proposed Regulations to Chapter 4 of Subtitle A (Sections 1471 through 1474) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (FATCA), on behalf of Florida Bar
Contributing Drafter, Comments to Treasury to Proposed Regulations to Section 6038D (Regarding FATCA Form 8938) on behalf of Florida Bar

Recent Speeches & Articles
Co-Speaker, "The Nuts and Bolts of Complying with and Implementing FATCA, "Florida Bar 31st Annual International Tax Conference, Miami, FL, January 10, 2013
Co-Speaker, "FATCA Update," Alpha Kappa Psi, Boca Raton, FL, October 26, 2012
Co-author with Shawn P. Wolf, Esq., "Turning Lead to Gold: How to Obtain Pass-Through Status for "Per Se" Foreign Entities," The Florida Bar Bulletin, Winter 2013
Co-author with Shawn P. Wolf, Esq., "A 'Relevant' Pre-Immigration Tax Planning Issue," The Florida Bar Bulletin, Spring/Summer 2012

Languages
English and Spanish

Taxation, Villanova University
LL.M., 2008