David A. Handler is a accomplice within the Trusts and Estates Observe Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. David is a fellow of the American School of Belief and Property Counsel (ACTEC), a member of the NAEPC Property Planning Corridor of Fame as an Accredited Property Planner (Distinguished), and a member of the skilled advisory committees of a number of non-profit organizations, together with the Chicago Neighborhood Belief, The Artwork Institute of Chicago, The Goodman Theatre, WTTW11/98.7WFMT (Chicago public broadcasting stations) and the American Society for Technion – Israel Institute of Expertise. He’s amongst a handful of trusts & estates attorneys featured within the high tier in Chambers USA: America’s Main Legal professionals for Enterprise within the Wealth Administration class, is listed in The Finest Legal professionals in America and is acknowledged as an “Illinois Tremendous Lawyer” byTremendous Legal professionals journal. The October 2011 version of Main Legal professionals Journal lists David as one of many “Prime Ten Belief, Will & Property” legal professionals in Illinois in addition to a “Prime 100 Client” lawyer in Illinois.
He’s a member of the Tax Administration Estates, Presents and Trusts Advisory Board, and an Editorial Advisory Board Member of Trusts & Estates Journal for which he presently writes the month-to-month “Tax Replace” column. David is a co-author of a guide on property planning, Drafting the Property Plan: Regulation and Kinds. He has authored many articles which have appeared in outstanding property planning and taxation journals, magazines and newsletters, together with Lawyer’s Weekly, Trusts & Estates Journal, Property Planning Journal, Journal of Taxation, Tax Administration Estates, Presents and Trusts Journal. He’s usually interviewed for commerce and information periodicals, together with The Wall Road Journal, The New York Occasions, Lawyer’s Weekly, Registered Consultant, Monetary Advisor, Value and Bloomberg Wealth Supervisor magazines.
David is a frequent lecturer at skilled training seminars. David concentrates his follow on belief and property planning and administration, representing homeowners of closely-held companies, principals of personal fairness/enterprise capital/LBO funds, executives and households of great wealth, and establishing and administering personal foundations, public charities and different tax-exempt entities.
David is a graduate of Northwestern College College of Regulation and acquired a B.S. Diploma in Finance with highest honors from the College of Illinois School of Commerce.