Tina Albright Joins Curtis as Partner in Trusts and Estates

New York, March 8, 2011 - Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP has announced that Tina E. Albright has joined the international law firm as a partner in its Trusts and Estates practice group. She will be based in the firm's New York office.

Ms. Albright comes to Curtis from Kozusko Harris Vetter Wareh LLP where she was senior counsel.

“We are excited to welcome Tina Albright to Curtis,” said Robert Sheehan, chair of the Curtis Trusts and Estates practice. “Tina's wide range of skills and experience will complement and enhance our capabilities, especially in cross-border planning for our many U.S. and foreign clients with global legal and tax considerations.”

“I am delighted to join Curtis and its highly-regarded international and domestic team of private client and trust and estate planning professionals, said Ms. Albright. “Curtis' global experience and expertise will enable me to expand and enhance our practice to serve family offices and other growing client areas.”

Ms. Albright has counseled wealthy families with regard to preserving and protecting wealth for multiple generations, including wealth-transfer strategies and business succession planning with a special emphasis on U.S. tax and reporting issues for multi-jurisdictional families. She also has advised individuals on wealth transfer planning and drafted implementing documents such as wills, trust and corporate/partnership and LLC agreements. Tina has also advised non-U.S. settlors and off-shore fiduciaries on establishing, funding and administering foreign trust structures.

Ms. Albright holds an L.L.M. in taxation from New York University School of Law and a J.D. from Boston University. She received her B.A. from Hunter College.

She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the International Bar Association and the Estate Planning Council of New York. She is admitted to practice in Connecticut and New York.

Tina Albright has spoken frequently at industry conferences and seminars. She has also published several articles concerning trust and estate law and has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a leading international law firm providing a broad range of legal services to clients around the world. Curtis operates through its offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Central Asia. The firm's international orientation has been a hallmark of its practice for nearly two centuries. Curtis represents clients across industry sectors, including multinational corporations and financial institutions, governments and state-owned companies, money managers, sovereign wealth funds, family-owned businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs. For more information about Curtis, please visit www.curtis.com.