Kathryn von Matthiessen

Qualifications and Career Profile

Kathryn von Matthiessen is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice of Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP. She focuses primarily on sophisticated personal and estate planning for high net worth individuals and the administration of complex estates and trusts, including the representation of trust companies on fiduciary matters. Ms. von Matthiessen handles extensive estate planning for both domestic and international families, utilizing a wide variety of techniques (both charitable and non-charitable in nature) to minimize taxes and achieve her clients’ goals. Her international estate planning experience is extensive, with respect to both inbound and outbound planning.

Speeches and Publications

• Speaker, "Reporting Requirements of U.S. Persons with Interests in Foreign Entities," Katten Seminar: "Planning During Turbulent Times," New York (April 26, 2012)
• Co-author, "Foreigners and the Gift Tax," Private Wealth (July/August 2011)
• Speaker, "Ten Cross-Border Tax Perils for U.S. Taxpayers: Foreign Property, Trusts and Companies," NYSBA International Section Global Law Week, New York (May 2011)

Associations and Committees

Ms. von Matthiessen is a member of the New York State Bar Association and of the American Bar Association. She is the Vice-Chair of the International Estate Planning Committee of the Trusts and Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. Ms. von Matthiessen also is a member of the internationally focused U.K.-based Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP); she is also a member of the Estate Planning Council of New York, Inc.

Education

Ms. von Matthiessen received her undergraduate degree magna cum laude (B.A., 1993) from Carleton College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her law degree (J.D., 1997) from Columbia Law School, and an LL.M. in Taxation from the New York University School of Law (2005). Ms. von Matthiessen is admitted to practice in New York (1999).