Robert W. Sheehan

rsheehan@curtis.com
Download vCard
New York Office

Practice

Mr. Sheehan, co-head of the Trusts & Estates Department, has practiced in the area of domestic and international estate planning, administration and trust law for over 30 years, including contested fiduciary matters, matrimonial planning, tax controversy and representation of charitable organizations and private foundations. Mr. Sheehan is AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell.

Education

• J.D., cum laude, New York University School of Law, 1974
  - Order of the Coif
• B.A., Yale University, 1967

Associations

• Society of Trusts and Estates Practitioners, Member, 2006
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow (elected 1995)
  - Committee on Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations,
     Member, 1997-present
  - Committee on State Laws, Member, 1996-2002
  - Committee on International Estate Planning, 2001-2002, 2005-present
• New York State Bar Association, Trusts and Estates Section
  - Committee on Charitable Organizations, Chair, 2002-2005
  - Committee on Estate and Trust Administrations, 1999-present
  - Liaison Committee on Principal and Income Act, Member, 1999
• The Chase Journal, Board of Editors, Member (ceased publication in 2001)
• Association of the Bar of the City of New York
  - Committee on Trusts, Estates and Surrogates' Courts, Member, 1992-1995

Professional Activities

• The New York Philharmonic
  - The Bankers and Lawyers Advisory Committee, Member
• The Museum of Modern Art
  - The Planned Giving Advisory Committee, Member
• Central Park Conservancy
  - Professional Advisory Council, Member

Selected Publications

Selected Speaking Engagements

• April 2004, Roundtable Presenter, New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section Spring Meeting, “Planning Gifts to Charity”
• November - December, 2002, Overall Planning Co-Chair, New York State Bar Association CLE Program, “Forming and Advising the New York Not-for-Profit Organization”
• April 2002, Instructor, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP CLE Program, “2002 Principal and Income Legislation”
• November 1999, Panelist, The Chase Journal, “Planning for 21st Century Trusts: Creating a Legacy that Endures”
• January 1995, Program Chair, New York State Bar Association Annual Meeting of the Trusts and Estates Law Section, “Charitable Planning in the Nineties - Techniques and Tips”