Atty. Jay D. Rosenbaum
Jay Rosenbaum is a partner in Nixon Peabody's Private Clients group and the leader of the firm’s International Private Clients team. Jay represents high net worth individuals and families both in the US and around the globe.
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Jay D. Rosenbaum is a trusts attorney based in Boston, Massachusetts, practicing at Nixon Peabody LLP. Admitted to practice in Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association and New York, New York State Bar Association. Educated at Boston University School of Law (J.D., 1995) and Boston University (BA, 1995). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Estates (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Awards: (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Super Lawyer” in the area of Estate Planning & Probate by Thomson Reuters since 2011 (2026). Serands clients in Boston, MA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Jay Rosenbaum is a partner in Nixon Peabody's Private Clients group and the leader of the firm’s International Private Clients team
- Jay represents high net worth individuals and families both in the US and around the globe
- What do you focus on?
- Individuals and families are at the core of my practice, with a strong focus on international families
- I also serve domestic high net worth families and have special experience integrating estate and business planning
- International Private Clients I bring US-focused private client experience to the international marketplace
- I advise families around the globe who require professional yet practical structuring of their assets and management of tax exposures in multiple jurisdictions
- I also serve as an onshore US trustee for many international families
- High-Net-Worth Individuals and Families I advise many families, in the US and abroad, in their estate planning
- I take a broad and long view of my relationships with my clients and work to ensure that clients’ hard earned assets are preserved and protected for the benefit of multiple generations
- I serve as a trustee or executor for many of my clients and so steward the implementation of our planning over time
- Integrated Individual and Business Planning Early in my career my practice was focused on middle-market corporate transactions
- I draw on that experience to develop integrated planning techniques for my individual clients who own businesses and require that strategies be implemented at the personal and corporate levels
- Probate Litigation I represent families and financial institutions when disputes arise in the context of estate planning and wealth management structures
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Practicing law in Massachusetts. Legal matters in Massachusetts are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boston are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Massachusetts state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Massachusetts brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Massachusetts courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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