Irene A. Steiner

Partner Emeritus

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Irene A. Steiner

Partner Emeritus

isteiner@akingump.com

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Biography
  • Advised clients in generation-skipping transfer tax issues.

Irene Steiner retired from the firm at the end of 2017. She served as a leader in the New York office’s private client services section of the tax practice.

Irene’s practice focused on advising wealthy individuals, professional fiduciaries and family offices on matters involving comprehensive wealth management, tax planning, the planning and administration of complex trusts and estates, business succession planning, charitable giving, the creation and administration of charitable entities, and planning for wealth creation and realization events and for concentrated stock positions. She has advised U.S. clients residing in the United Kingdom regarding complex individual and trust tax issues.

In addition to her undergraduate and law degrees, Irene earned a Master’s degree in Music from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a Fulbright grant for opera study in Rome.

Irene frequently lectured to trust and estate administrators at major banks and trust companies regarding generation-skipping transfer tax issues.

Education
  • J.D., Fordham University School of Law, magna cum laude, 1981

  • M.M., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1973

  • B.A., Goucher College, cum laude, 1970

Bar Admissions
  • New York

Affiliations and Public Service
  • Appointee, Trusts, Estates & Surrogate’s Courts Committee, New York City Bar Association.
Speeches and Publications
  • Speaker, “What’s New in Estate Planning in 2012: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again,” Client Advisory Board Meeting of Francis Financial, Inc.
  • Speaker, “Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Issue – Spotting for Fiduciaries,” at major trust companies, 2004 to 2006.

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