Gennette E. Faust

Gennette E. Faust, Co-Chair of the Miami Tax Practice, concentrates her practice on tax law, with a focus on complex international and cross-border matters for private clients. She advises high-net-worth individuals and multinational businesses on sophisticated income, gift, and estate tax planning, as well as expatriation and pre-immigration strategies. Her practice includes designing and implementing tax-efficient inbound structures for non-U.S. clients investing or operating in the United States, outbound structures for U.S. clients expanding internationally, and real estate investment structures for both domestic and foreign investors.

She serves as a trusted advisor to U.S. and international families, family businesses and family offices on a broad range of cross-border transactions, including global expansions and the establishment of operations across multiple jurisdictions. She also provides strategic counsel on reporting and compliance obligations and advises on complex international tax issues affecting individuals, closely held businesses, and multinational organizations.

Concentrations

•Income, gift, and estate tax planning, with a focus on international and high-net worth clients
•Pre-immigration tax planning
•Expatriation tax planning
•Cross-border tax planning
•Structuring U.S. investments for non-U.S. persons
•U.S. tax issues related to investing in the U.S., including U.S. real estate investments, particularly for non-U.S. clients
•Structuring cross-border and U.S. businesses
•U.S. tax compliance issues, particularly offshore voluntary compliance
•Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and other international compliance issues

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch,' Tax Law, 2021-2025