Robert Spielman is a Partner in the Tax and Business Services division of the Firm’s Long Island office and is a member of its State and Local Tax Practice Group. He has more than 30 years experience working with family-owned businesses and high-net-worth entrepreneurs providing estate planning, business planning and governance, and succession planning services. Mr. Spielman is a well-recognized expert on estate planning and has lectured on topics such as state and local tax matters, acquiring and selling business units with tax advantaged results, and family business planning. He has authored articles on personal tax matters and has been published in the New York University Institute on Federal Taxation. In addition, he has secured important New York State and federal private letter rulings and memorandum opinions. Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Spielman worked at several prestigious firms. He was also a founding Partner of a law firm that specialized in estate planning and business matters.