Carl H. Linder

Carl H. Linder is a partner and Co-Chair of the International Wealth and Asset Planning Group at Greenspoon Marder. Mr. Linder has advised individual, family office and business clients regarding global and domestic estate and gift taxes, corporate taxes, international taxes and state and local taxes. Mr. Linder works closely with financial institutions and other service providers in but not limited to New Zealand, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Andorra, Bahamas, Nevis, Cayman Islands, St. Lucia, and Anguilla. Additionally, Mr. Linder focuses on international trust planning primarily in the jurisdictions of the Cook Islands and Belize. He has used his knowledge to plan for inbound and outbound transfers of property, foreign entity structures including controlled foreign corporations and other international business companies, treaty based positions, real property transfers, investment tax credits and enterprise incentive programs (such as OZ Funds), personal income tax and tax related compliance issues. He has facilitated negotiations with federal and state tax authorities. Mr. Linder also drafts wills, trust agreements (domestic and international asset protection trusts, life insurance trusts, revocable and irrevocable Trusts), family limited partnerships and LLC’s and all other estate planning documents including health care directives and durable powers of attorney. Mr. Linder further advises clients on tax advantaged jurisdictions such as the Puerto Rico Act 60 program and the United States Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission (USVI EDC) program.

Mr. Linder is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and New Mexico, and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Tax Court. He is a member of both the Florida Bar Tax Section. Mr. Linder currently sits on the Budget Advisory Board for the City of Miami Beach. He has also sat as a member on the City of Miami Beach Board for Public Safety; the Board of the Foundation of Mt. Sinai Hospital; and the South Pointe Advisory Board, all in Miami, Beach, FL. He has also sat on the Board of Generation Hope; the Nat King Cole Foundation; and on the ChildNet Board in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Mr. Linder is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences related to family tax planning, family governance and succession planning.

Court Admissions

• U.S. Tax Court

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• New Mexico
• New York

Education

• LL.M., Taxation, New York University
• J.D., Yeshiva University, The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
• B.S., San Diego State University

Other Languages

• Fluent Italian
• Working knowledge: Hebrew; Spanish