The Washingtonian Names Two Holland & Knight Partners Among the City's Top Estate Attorneys

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 3, 2010 – Two Holland & Knight partners, Alban (Alby) Salaman and Leigh-Alexandra Basha, have been named among the city's Top Estate Attorneys by The Washingtonian. The November 2010 issue of the magazine featured more than 150 of the area's best financial planners, wealth advisors, tax accountants, insurance experts and estate attorneys who can provide financial help and legal advice.

To compile its lists, The Washingtonian surveyed hundreds of area financial professionals, asking them: Whom would you trust with your own money? The magazine also conducted its own research. The experts listed in the issue received the most recommendations.

Salaman is a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C. office and is the Chair of Holland & Knight's Mid-Atlantic Region Private Wealth Services group. He practices in the areas of estate planning, estate and trust administration, tax and pre-marital agreements. He has more than 25 years' experience in designing sophisticated estate plans and saving taxes for wealthy families in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area and professional athletes nationwide.

Basha is a partner in the firm’s Northern Virginia office and is the Chair of Holland & Knight’s International Private Client Practice. She focuses her practice on domestic and foreign estate and tax planning. Her practice attracts clients from across the globe to assist them with pre-immigration planning, tax compliance, business succession planning, estate and trust administration, and family wealth preservation.