Sullivan & Cromwell LLP announced today that Christopher B. Lacaria has joined the Firm as a partner in its Estates & Personal Group, based in New York. Mr. Lacaria arrives from the New York office of White & Case LLP.
Mr. Lacaria advises high net worth individuals and families, family offices and fiduciaries on estate and tax planning, business succession and governance, philanthropy, and trust and estate administration. He has particular experience working with founders, entrepreneurs, fund managers and the owners and operators of family-owned and family-controlled businesses, including planning for strategic transactions, liquidity events and ownership and leadership transitions to the next generation.
“We are delighted to welcome Chris to our Firm,” said Sullivan & Cromwell Co-Chairs Robert Giuffra and Scott Miller. “His arrival reflects our continued commitment to investing in our preeminent Estates & Personal Group. Chris will be a superb addition to our team as we continue to build on the Firm’s longstanding practice advising the world’s leading families and family businesses.”
“Chris is an exceptionally talented lawyer whose holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to the practice aligns perfectly with ours,” said Charles Dowling, Managing Partner of S&C’s Estates & Personal Group. “We are excited to have him join the group.”
Mr. Lacaria also advises on charitable planning, helping clients establish and operate family foundations, public charities and charitable trusts to advance their philanthropic objectives.
“Sullivan & Cromwell’s Estates & Personal Group has an outstanding reputation for providing sophisticated trust, estate and tax advice that is seamlessly integrated with the expertise and services in the Firm’s other outstanding practices,” said Mr. Lacaria. “I look forward to collaborating with colleagues across the Firm to provide our individual clients with the highest quality advice.”
Mr. Lacaria earned his J.D. from Yale Law School and his A.B. from Harvard College. He previously clerked for Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is admitted to practice in New York and Florida.
