Heather A. Benjamin

Heather A. Benjamin concentrates on estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, charitable giving, and business succession matters for high-net-worth individuals and families. Her practice is centered on helping clients create plans that support long-term financial goals while addressing the personal and family considerations that often influence important decisions. Through thoughtful guidance and careful planning, she develops strategies designed to preserve wealth, manage tax exposure, and support future generations.

Heather earned a B.A. from New York University in 2005. She later earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2010. During law school, she served as the Managing Editor of the Blackletter Law Journal and was an editor of the Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Admitted to practice in New York, Heather A. Benjamin is widely respected for delivering practical counsel in trusts, estates, wealth management, and succession planning matters while maintaining a client-focused approach to complex legal challenges.

Heather regularly assists clients with a broad range of trusts and estates matters. Her experience includes advising beneficiaries and fiduciaries during the administration of complex trusts and estates, helping navigate sensitive issues that can arise during the process. She also works on dispute resolution matters and tax controversies connected to estate and trust administration. In addition, Heather has substantial experience with family office structuring and business succession planning, particularly when ownership transitions intersect with mergers and acquisitions or financing transactions.

Heather’s work has earned recognition from respected legal and professional organizations. She was named a Next Gen Emerging Millennial Leader by Corporate Counsel Women of Color in 2022 and received the Americas Rising Star Award for Best in Wealth Management from Euromoney Legal Media Group in the same year. Her achievements have also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates Law and by Lawdragon through inclusion in the 500 X – The Next Generation list.

Heather A. Benjamin is active in a variety of educational, charitable, and community organizations. She serves on the Board of Trustees of The Pinkerton Foundation, Montclair Art Museum, and Montclair Kimberley Academy. She is also a member of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Greater Essex County Chapter.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Harvard Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• New York University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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