SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kiran Uppal has joined Dorsey & Whitney as an Of Counsel in the Tax, Trusts & Estates group in Seattle, the law firm announced today.
Kiran advises on all aspects of estate and trust related matters, including the preparation of wills, trusts, and premarital agreements; modifying trusts through decantings and nonjudicial settlement agreements; analyzing estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax planning strategies; charitable planning; and probate proceedings and estate administration. Kiran has extensive experience advising family offices and private trust companies with respect to governance, beneficiary relations, and administration. Her clients include wealthy individuals and families, family business owners, banks and trust companies, trustees, and executors and private foundations.
Kiran received her LL.M. in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center, her J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, and her B.A. from the University of Washington.
“Kiran has extensive experience working with ultra-high net worth individuals with sophisticated estate planning needs,” said Bill Stoeri, Managing Partner of Dorsey & Whitney. “Kiran adds new dimensions to the practice and allows us to serve an even wider array of clients.”
“I’m thrilled to join Dorsey’s robust national platform and its growing Seattle office,” said Kiran Uppal. “I look forward to building on Dorsey’s Tax, Trusts & Estates practice to further serve our clients.”
Clients have relied on Dorsey as a valued business partner since 1912. With locations across the United States and in Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region, Dorsey provides results-oriented, grounded counsel for its clients’ legal and business needs. Dorsey represents a number of the world’s most successful companies from a wide range of industries, including banking & financial institutions; development & infrastructure; energy & natural resources; food, beverage & agribusiness; healthcare & life sciences; and technology.