David Tobon
David Tobon focuses his practice on U.S. and international tax and corporate planning for high net worth individuals, multi-jurisdictional families and closely held businesses. He has considerable experience in organizing offshore trusts, foundations, offshore investment funds and other entities for U.S. and foreign persons with an emphasis on maximizing tax efficiency.
A significant portion of Mr. Tobon’s practice is devoted to representing foreign clients investing in U.S. real estate and the structuring of U.S. real estate investment funds. He is also active in the area of pre-immigration tax planning for foreign executives and is well acquainted with the unique federal income and estate tax issues typically faced by such clients.
Mr. Tobon also counsels Latin American early stage companies on the tax and transactional aspects of venture capital financing, corporate structuring and exit strategies.
Prior to joining Becker Glynn, Mr. Tobon spent nearly two decades at a boutique law firm where he focused on international private client and cross border transactions.
Mr. Tobon is a frequent lecturer at international tax and estate planning seminars in the U.S. and Brazil and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners.
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EDUCATION
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation, 2004
Boston University School of Law, J.D., 2001
Fordham University, B.A., 1998
ADMISSIONS
New York
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Partner, Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP, 2011-2020
Associate, Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger LLP, 2001-2003, 2005-2010
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
LANGUAGES
Portuguese
Spanish