Suzanne DeWitt is the founder and managing partner of DEWITT PLLC. With over 21 years of experience in international tax and private wealth planning, she is an expert in the areas of global tax minimization and cross-border wealth planning and implementation. Her work includes the structuring, formation, and operation, on a cross-border basis, of a variety of alternative investment products, including U.S. and non-U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, and funds-of-funds, as well as private banking and international tax and trust planning for very high net worth clients and financial institutions. Additionally, Ms. DeWitt represents a number of significant Fortune 500 companies in their international, outbound tax planning and global tax minimization projects.
Prior to founding DEWITT PLLC, Ms. DeWitt was at Bessemer Trust as a Senior Vice President, Associate Fiduciary Counsel, and supervised the Global Tax Planning Division. Prior to that, Ms. DeWitt was with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, where she worked in the International and Federal Tax, Trust, and Estates Department. While there, she was extensively involved in developing and implementing creative and effective federal and international tax strategies and restructurings for high-net-worth individuals, as well as for Global 2000 and Fortune 500 companies. Earlier, Ms. DeWitt worked in the same areas for Holland & Knight, LLP’s Federal Tax, Trust and Estates Department, and with Arthur Andersen, LLP’s (later Deloitte & Touche, LLP) International Department, Tax & Business Advisory Services.
Throughout her career, she has written for numerous publications and spoken extensively on international tax subjects including a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Accounting and Enforcement Division training program, where she actively participated in enforcement investigations.
- International Taxation
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Transactional Law
DeWitt Law
600 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2500 Miami, FL 33131
(305) 563-7000
Available Upon Request
- Florida
- University of Miami, Bachelor's Degree - Business Management and Organization, Cum Laude
- University of Miami Graduate School of Business, M.B.A. - Magna Cum Laude
- University of Miami School of Law, Juris Doctor
- University of Miami School of Law, LLM - Taxation and Certificate of Specialization in International Taxation
Articles by Suzanne M. Dewitt
5 Things Top Attorney Suzanne DeWitt Wishes She Had Known Before Becoming A Lawyer
Today, she is sharing the top 5 things she wishes she had known before becoming a lawyer.
Suzanne DeWitt’s Advice For A Happy Law Career: Study Tax Law
With over 21 years of experience in international tax and private wealth planning, Suzanne DeWitt is an expert in the areas of global tax minimization and cross-border wealth planning and implementation.
What Tax Planning IS For Tax Lawyers And What It Is Not, By Suzanne DeWitt
Here, Suzanne DeWitt demystifies the role of a “Tax Lawyer” and describes what tax planning actually means.
Haute Lawyer Expert, Suzanne DeWitt, Explains the Ins and Outs of NFTs
Suzanne DeWitt recently spoke to Haute Lawyer about common questions and misconceptions regarding NFTs.
Haute Lawyer Expert Suzanne DeWitt Explains Life-Work Balance And The Joys Of Motherhood
Suzanne DeWitt, founder of DEWITT PLLC, believes in the notion that “work-life balance is dead, it’s all about life-work balance instead.
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