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Professional Biography

Amy Heller is co-head of Skadden’s Private Clients/Trusts and Estates Group and also is a partner in the firm’s Tax Group. She is resident in Skadden's New York City office. Her practice encompasses a wide range of domestic and international estate planning and tax matters. Ms. Heller advises clients on income, gift and estate tax planning, trust administration and charitable giving. She counsels clients on issues that arise in connection with M&A and corporate finance transactions. She has extensive experience advising family offices and working with international families making inbound U.S. investments and U.S. families with holdings abroad. Ms. Heller serves on Skadden’s Financial Oversight and Audit Committee. She also is an adjunct professor at the New York University School of Law, where she currently teaches International Estate Planning and previously taught Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates for more than a decade.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

Ci Siamo, New York City

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

Work hard and be kind

What was your first job?

Child actress

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

Depends on the outcome of the US 2024 elections!