Tania
S.
Sebastian
Associate
Tysons Corner
Business Phone:
703.734.4361
Business Fax:
703.448.6512
tania.sebastian@troutmansanders.com
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Tania practices in the areas of federal income, estate, and gift taxation, with a special focus on estate planning and administration and tax-exempt organizations.
Tania’s work includes civil tax controversies, preparing protests and formal responses to the Internal Revenue Service. She is also involved in a variety of matters relating to federal taxation of corporations and not-for-profit organizations, including, but not limited to, the assessment of civil tax penalties, compliance with tax rules, and qualifying charitable contributions.
Tania also provides trust and estate planning services including the creation of revocable trusts, insurance trusts, dynasty trusts, GRATs, charitable trusts, and maintains a family office for some clients. She also prepares organizational and transactional documents for closely held businesses, for the purposes of business succession planning.
Tania advises non-profit organizations such as private foundations regarding their responsibility and expenditure requirements for grants to domestic and overseas charitable organizations, and assists them in preparing organizational documents and filings with the Internal Revenue Service, as well as preparing and reviewing contracts and related documents with third parties.
Tania is committed to the firm's pro bono initiative and regularly participates in "Wills on Wheels", run by Legal Services of Northern Virginia, which provides estate planning to residents of senior assisted living facilities.
Publications
Author, "New Exit Taxes for the U.S. Expatriate," Virginia State Bar Trusts and Estates Newsletter, Fall/Winter 2009.
Co-author, "Managing the Risk and Responsibilities of SRI," Wealth Manager, September 28, 2009.
Other Distinctions
Irving Cypen Freshman Scholastic Achievement Award (top ranked first year student)
Book Award, Criminal Law
Book Award, Family Law
Work Experience
Associate, Troutman Sanders LLP, 2008-Present
Associate, Hogan & Hartson LLP, 2008
Summer Associate, Hogan & Hartson LLP, 2007
Summer Associate, Greenberg Traurig LLP, 2006
Judicial Extern, Judge McDonald, Gainesville Civil Courthouse (Gainesville, Florida), 2006