Overview
Dina Kapur Sanna has 25 years of experience in advising U.S. and non-U.S. taxpayers on wealth management structures which accommodate multi-jurisdictional tax and legal considerations. Her practice involves foreign trusts, pre-immigration and expatriation planning, planning for the purchase of U.S. property by non-U.S. persons and compliance with tax and reporting obligations for those with overseas interests in foreign accounts, corporations and trusts.
Dina is recognized as a practitioner in international estate planning by Chambers HNW* (Chambers & Partners), Chambers Global*, Private Client Global Elite (ALM Media Properties, LLC), and The International Who's Who of Private Client Lawyers. In the 2023 edition of Chambers HNW* (Chambers & Partners), it notes that she is "technically very strong. She really knows her international stuff." Chambers HNW quoted another source who noted her strength in cross-border work. Dina is a frequent speaker at estate planning seminars around the world. She has written numerous articles that appear in legal periodicals in the U.S. and abroad.
Dina is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and a member of its International Estate Planning Committee. In addition, she is an Academician of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. She also was a former member of the Firm's Executive Board.
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Education and Credentials
Education
- New York University School of Law, LL.M., in Taxation
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with Honors, Order of the Coif
- Lehigh University, B.A., magna cum laude, Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Economic Honorary Society
Admissions
- State of New York
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Income and Transfer Tax Planning Group, International Tax Planning Committee
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow; International Estate Planning Committee
- International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Academician
- New York State Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Law Section, International Estate Planning Committee
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Recognition and Community
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Recognitions
Chosen for inclusion in Chambers HNW Guide (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for Private Wealth Nationwide, 2017-2024; USA Eastern Region, 2016, 2020-2023; New York, 2016-2024
Selected to the list of Private Client Global Elite by Legal Week (ALM Media Properties, LLC), 2017-2024
Chosen for inclusion in Who's Who Legal (Law Business Research Ltd), Private Clients, 2018
Chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White, Inc.), Trusts and Estates, 2007-2025
Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers Global (Chambers & Partners) for Global-wide International Private Client, 2015-2016, 2020
Chosen for inclusion in the Chambers USA Legal Directory (Chambers & Partners) of recognized practitioners for wealth management in Connecticut, 2011-2016
Chosen for inclusion in The International Who's Who of Private Client Lawyers (Law Business Research Ltd), 2013-2015
Selected to the list of New York Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters), Estate Planning & Probate 2009-2012
In The Media
Media Mention
- Successfully Serving Families of Wealth for Generations, Acclaim Magazine, May 2024
- "Transatlantic Wealth & Estate Planning Conference," Informa Connect, September 13, 2023
- Sanna and Whitaker Named to Legal Week's Private Client Global Elite for 2021, Legal Week, February 5, 2021
- Conn. Law Firms Appoint Leaders, Announce New Hirings, The Connecticut Law Tribune, April 14, 2016
Speaking Engagements
- Recent Developments in International Estate Planning: The U.S. Begins to Embrace Transparency | October 2017, October 18, 2017
- Moderator, "Transparency & Disclosure" and "Matrimonial & Succession Regimes: Advising the Multinational Couple on their Estate Plan," International Wealth Advisors: the Future Leaders Forum, Surrey, United Kingdom, June 4-6, 2014, June 4, 2014
- Panelist, "United States/India Cross Border Planning" The 4th Annual STEP Pacific Rim Conference in Santa Monica, CA, May 12-13, 2011, May 12, 2011
Publications
- U.S. Federal Estate, Gifts and GST Taxation of Nonresident Aliens, The Chamber's International Tax Journal, December 3, 2020
- Warren Whitaker and Dina Kapur Sanna Co-author Chapter of ABA Guide to International Estate Planning, December 10, 2013