Jennifer S. Silvius

Jennifer is an associate in the private client and tax team.

She provides US international income, trusts and estate tax planning for high net worth individuals and family businesses and advises trustees, executors, fiduciaries and beneficiaries on cross-border probate tax filing positions, estate administration and US expatriation options. She provides tax advisory guidance for foreign investors, founders and entrepreneurs deriving income from US-based sources and operations, as well as foreign legal, financial and tax advisors on the US taxation of foreign pensions and retirement arrangements, US-based investments and exit strategies for corporate executives, global employees and US persons living abroad.

Jennifer has published tax technical papers that have been presented to the tax-writing committees of the US Congress and the US Treasury Department on the US taxation of foreign pensions and retirement, cross-border estates and trusts between the US, Canada and Australia. Before joining Withers, Jennifer worked at a boutique Canadian tax firm based in Calgary, Alberta, that specialized in cross-border tax planning between the US, Canada and Australia.

She received her LL.M. in Taxation from University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law, her J.D. from Charlotte School of Law and her B.A. from University of Alberta. She is licensed to practice in California, New York and North Carolina.