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Partner Joshua Rubenstein Quoted in Wall Street Journal on Obama’s Tax Plan

November 4, 2008

Joshua Rubenstein, National Chair of the firm’s Trusts and Estates Practice, offered tips in “The Wealth Report” on how the wealthy and tax-averse can prepare for President-elect Barack Obama’s possible tax increases. With the capital-gains rate about to go up, many are contemplating a sale of a business to exploit the current lower rate, and Mr. Rubenstein says “there could be a mad rush between election day and January to close some transactions.” (“Obama’s Tax Hikes: A Survival Guide for the Wealthy,” November 4, 2008)