Ronni Davidowitz

Location: New York, USA,
Expertise: Contentious Trusts, Charities, Estate Planning, Art Advisory,

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Latest Article

When taxes rise, wealth moves: a new era for UK and US succession planning

As UK inheritance tax rules expand and US policy evolves, advisers are reassessing how internationally mobile families should approach wealth, residence and succession planning.

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Latest Review

Private Client review:
Ronni is an excellent lawyer. She always provides excellent and clear advice. She is great at explaining the situations. Also a very lovely person.
Gail McDermott - n/a
24 Mar 2022

Profile

As the head of Katten’s New York Private Wealth practice, Ronni Davidowitz helps clients sort out the legal, business, tax and personal issues that can arise when planning their estates or managing their wealth. Changes in tax laws, the economic climate, and family and business situations may require adjustments to clients’ estate and wealth plans. High-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, entrepreneurs, artists and art collectors are among those who rely on Ronni for this close attention to their affairs, as well as her keen planning skills. Ronni finds creative and efficient ways to help her clients avoid litigation. When conflicts do arise, she has a successful track record advising clients on estate and gift tax audits, estate and gift tax litigation and Surrogate’s Court contested matters, including probate disputes and fiduciary accountings. She also creates and advises public charities and private foundations.

 

What do clients and peers say of Ronni Davidowitz: “Considers her clients problems carefully, perceptive and caring.”

In a field where precision, empathy and foresight are essential, Ronni Davidowitz stands out as a trusted authority in trusts and estates law. As head of Katten’s New York Private Wealth practice, her longstanding clients—from entrepreneurs to art collectors—value her ability to navigate complexity with clarity, and to respond swiftly to a landscape shaped by shifting laws and personal change. Her combination of deep legal insight and human understanding defines the very best of private client service.

Contact

50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020-1605
T: +1 212 940 7197

Reviews

Private Client review:
Ronni is an excellent lawyer. She always provides excellent and clear advice. She is great at explaining the situations. Also a very lovely person.
Gail McDermott - n/a
24 Mar 2022
Peer review:
Ronni well deserves her reputation as a brilliant private wealth attorney. She is adept at creating plans that meet both the legal requirements and personal wishes of her clients.
Cheryl M Schwartz - Retired
24 Mar 2022
Private Client review:
Ronni has been our estate attorney for many years. She listens, she knows her stuff she follows up quickly and she is deserving of any awards and accolades.
Hedy and Arthur Goldberg - Private investor
04 Jan 2022
Private Client review:
Ronni will spend time listening to client concerns and thoughtfully craft practical solutions. She is very knowledgeable in the field and a delight to work with on all matters.
Susan Rose Mayer - Personal
12 Oct 2021
Peer review:
Ronni is the consummate advisor; knowledgeable, sensitive and practical. She is a fierce protector of her client's interests. She allows team members to contribute rather than just produce product. She genuinely enjoys what she does.
Gabe M. Wolosky - Prager Metis CPAs LLC
11 Apr 2019
Private Client review:
Extremely knowledgeable and efficient in every respect and highly recommendable!
LEON L. EISENMANN - LEICO INDUSTRIES, INC.
01 Apr 2019
Private Client review:
Ronni is an amazingly gifted lawyer. Her attention to detail and kind demeanour only serve to strengthen her formidable skills.
Michelle Kelner - Sandglass Capital Advisors LLC
01 Apr 2019
Institutional Client review:
Ronni is consistently responsive, thoughtful, practical and thorough in her legal advice. Her in depth knowledge of trusts and estates law and the practical aspects of trust and estate administration and disputes means that her advice is consistently on target. She is a pleasure to work with.
Aileen Denne-Bolton - Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
22 Mar 2019
Peer review:
Ronni is the ultimate professional and has deep expertise and experience in her areas of knowledge related to trust and estate matters. I gladly refer her to clients that are in need of and can afford her skills.
Ella Newman - PH Robb Legacy Alliance
07 Mar 2019

Case Studies

Formation and advice to public charities and private foundations
  • Trust and estate pre- and postmortem planning and administration
  • Family succession planning
  • Private client services
  • Estate and gift tax audits
  • Formation and advice to public charities and private foundations
  • Estate and trust litigation and family dispute resolution

Articles

When taxes rise, wealth moves: a new era for UK and US succession planning

As UK inheritance tax rules expand and US policy evolves, advisers are reassessing how internationally mobile families should approach wealth, residence and succession planning.

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Elder Law 2025: a global challenge for an ageing, wealthier world

The world is getting older and richer. There are now more than 800 million people aged over 65 globally, a figure expected to surpass 1.5 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations.

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Why Private Wealth Litigation is booming: Inside the surge of Family Wealth Disputes

From billionaire trust battles to contested marriages, private wealth litigation is soaring. Legal experts explain the forces driving this global trend and how families can protect themselves.

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Citywealth Leaders List interview: 60 seconds with Ronni Davidowitz, Katten Muchin Rosenman

This week’s 60-second piece is dedicated to Ronni Davidowitz, a partner in Katten Muchin Rosenman’s private wealth department.

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Elder law – burying your head in the sand won’t help

Joe Biden, the former US president at 81 years of age, was recently targeted by Donald Trump who raised concerns about his age, including his cognitive state, during and after the 2020 United States presidential election.

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Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2024 – USA winners announced

The Citywealth Powerwomen Awards USA 2024 took place last night in New York City, at the Deutsche Bank Centre in the heart of Manhattan.

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Updates from the USA

With the ‘debt crisis’ and 2024 Presidential election commanding the news outlets’ attention, we asked experts working in the US market to help us to not only uncover the reality behind the big headlines, but reveal the things might not be hearing about when it comes to impacts on the wealth management market.

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Powerwomen Awards USA 2023 Focus

Citywealth puts under the spotlight some of the Powerwomen Awards 2023 shortlisted individuals who had a successful career progression.

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Leaders List interview: 60 seconds with Ronni Davidowitz, Katten Muchin Rosenman

Citywealth speaks to Ronni Davidowitz, partner in the Private Wealth Department of Katten Muchin Rosenman, who represents clients for pre- and post-mortem gift and estate planning, estate and trust administration and estate and trust controversies.

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News release: Citywealth’s Top 100 trust litigators and polymaths

Citywealth conducted a research programme over several months to create a Top trust litigator list fit for purpose. One of the key questions asked was: who has impressed you most during current or past litigations? Their answers have revealed a list of peer recommended litigators who have negotiated

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Awards

2025 Powerwomen Awards
GOLD Woman of the Year USA
2024 Powerwomen Awards
GOLD Champion of the Year USA
2023 Powerwomen Awards
Woman of the - Professional Services - New York (Large)
2022 Powerwomen Awards
BRONZE - Mentor of the Year

Commendations

International Powerwomen Top 100 2019, 2024
Top 100 Private Client Lawyers 2021
IFC Powerwomen Top 200 2018
Citywealth's Top 100 trust litigators and polymaths