Greenberg Glusker LLP

Private Client Services

Thomas Giordano-Lascari is a Partner in the Private Client Services Group with nearly two decades of experience in advising high-net-worth individuals and closely-held businesses with international income tax and estate planning issues.

Highly regarded for his expertise in representing global families with footprints in multiple jurisdictions, Thomas assists clients in structuring their worldwide assets to maximize family objectives and minimize income and transfer taxes. Thomas frequently aids clients with pre-immigration planning, foreign investments in the United States, U.S. residency planning and management, and expatriation planning. He frequently provides sought-after guidance on foreign trusts to foreign fiduciaries, U.S. beneficiaries, and grantors, addressing compliance obligations and tax consequences.

Thomas is Chair of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) and a member of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (IAETL). He is recognized in Chambers High Net Worth Guide as a leading lawyer in Private Wealth Law and listed in the ALM/Law.com Private Client Global Elite Directory. He also frequently speaks on international tax legislation and tax strategies relating to foreign trusts, outbound planning, and global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) inclusions, among other international income tax and estate planning topics.

Professional Affiliations Member, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law Member, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Program Chair, STEP Los Angeles Executive Committee Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, Executive Committee Member, International Young Lawyers Association (AIJA) Taxation Committee Private Client Committee Past-Chair, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Taxation Section, Young Tax Lawyers Subcommittee Past-Member, State Bar of California, Taxation Section, Executive Committee Past-Chair, State Bar of California, Taxation Section, International Tax Subcommittee Past-Chair, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Taxation Section, Executive Committee

Loyola Law School  (LL.M., 2008) Taxation University of New Mexico, School of Law  (J.D., 2005) New Mexico Law Review, Staff Member and Manuscript Editor New Mexico Supreme Court, Justice Bosson, Extern University of New Mexico  (BBA, 2003) Finance