C. Jones Perry Jr. is Of Counsel in the Private Client practice.

He represents both domestic and international clients in a broad range of estate planning and tax matters, including pre-immigration tax planning, establishment of cross-border trusts, multi-jurisdictional estate and expatriation tax planning, estate and tax planning for owners of closely held businesses, charitable gift planning and private foundations and administration of estates and trusts. Jones joined the firm in 1987 and became a partner in 1995.

• Advising an extended family on estate, trust and tax issues in connection with the sale of the fee interest in a midtown Manhattan office building for over $400 million
• Representing a Middle East client on U.S. tax and business succession issues in connection with the transfer of his wholly owned business worth in excess of $5 billion to his spouse and children
• Representing a family in the restructuring of their holding company prior to its sale to a publicly traded oil and gas company for over $600 million
• Representing an international family on trust and tax issues in connection with the sale of their closely-held business to a public company for over $10 billion and the reinvestment of the sale proceeds
• Representing a U.S. financial institution on U.S. tax issues in connection with the establishment and operation of their Cayman Islands trust company
• Advising a European resident on U.S. tax and succession issues in connection with the transfer of his global business worth other $1 billion to his children
• Representing the seller of a unique art collection in negotiations for its sale by a major auction house
• Advising U.S. citizens and long-term green card holders on tax planning in connection with their expatriation

Professional Affiliations

• Member, New York City Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Director, New York Law Institute
• Director, Humane Society of New York