Practice Expertise

  • Trusts and Estates
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Areas of Practice

  • Trusts and Estates
  • Founders & Entrepreneurs
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Profile

Jessica E. Nachman is a senior Associate in the firm’s Trusts & Estates department. Ms. Nachman concentrates her practice on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, trust and estate administration, charitable giving, and related tax matters. She routinely works with high net worth individuals and families in the preparation of wills, various trust agreements, corporate governance documents for family entities, and other wealth transfer vehicles. Ms. Nachman advises and collaborates with clients and their advisors in implementing their estate planning objectives to achieve both personal and tax-efficient goals.

Prior to joining Patterson Belknap, Ms. Nachman practiced trusts and estates law at New York-based law firms. From 2010 to 2011, Ms. Nachman served as a Law Clerk to the Hon. Richard M. Berman of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Bar Admissions

  • New York

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D., 2010)
    • Article Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology
    • Dean's Award for Community Leadership
  • Yale University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2007)
    • Phi Beta Kappa

Areas of Practice

  • Trusts and Estates
  • Founders & Entrepreneurs

Professional Career


Professional Activities and Experience
  • New York State Bar Association (Trusts & Estates Law Section)
  • American Bar Association


Blogs

Antitrust Update

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...

Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...

New York Commercial Division Decisions

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...

Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog

The Second Circuit Criminal Law Blog is your place to follow the criminal law decisions rendered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. With a rich 225-year history of legendary judges like Learned Hand and Henry Friendly, the Second Circuit has long been known for writing important and thoughtful opinions on many subjects, including the criminal law. We review every published criminal law opinion handed down by the Second Circuit in order to provide you with a summary of the...

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