Maria L. Bourdeau

Practices

Overview

Maria Bourdeau is a partner in the Trusts and Estates Practice Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. Maria focuses her practice on sophisticated estate and tax planning for high-net-worth individuals and families. She also advises clients on family wealth preservation, business succession planning, estate and trust administration, and charitable planning.

Recognition

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Mary Moers Wenig Student Writing Competition, Third Place Prize, "The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth with a Stepped-Up Basis"

Memberships & Affiliations

Middlebury Alumni Association, New York City Chapter

Deerfield Club of New York

Member, Massachusetts Bar Association

Member, Texas Bar Association

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

2022New York
2021Connecticut
2020Florida
2018Texas
2017Massachusetts

Education

New York University School of LawLL.M., Taxation2020
Dean's Graduate Scholar
Notre Dame Law SchoolJ.D.cum laude2017
Edward J. Kelly Memorial Prize in Elder Law
Middlebury CollegeB.A., American Studiescum laude2012
Departmental Honors

Captain, Women's Ice Hockey Team