Blank Rome partners Sean R. Weissbart and Kyle G. Durante will serve as speakers for the Introduction to Trusts & Estates conference, being held July 20 through 22, 2026, in New York, New York, as part of the New York University (“NYU”) School of Professional Studies (“SPS”) Tax Conferences in July program.

The Tax Conferences in July are hosted by NYU SPS and the Division of Programs in Business to educate leaders in the functional areas of a business. The portfolio of graduate, continuing education, and executive programs prepares students to drive innovative organizational and societal growth on a global scale.

The Introduction to Trusts and Estates Conference provides an understanding of the varieties of taxes and tax issues applicable to gratuitous transfers by individuals and trusts and estates.

Sean and Kyle’s session, “Digital Assets,” will take place Wednesday, July 22, from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.

About the Session

Rapid changes in technology are challenging estate planners’ ability to keep pace with them. This presentation will discuss federal and state legislation and case law for estate planning with digital assets and a fiduciary’s access and distribution of a decedent’s digital assets. The session includes planning techniques and best practices to ensure a client’s wishes are satisfied and the smooth administration of an estate with digital assets.

Other program sessions include:

  • Estate Taxes I: The Nature of the Tax and Understanding the Gross Estate
  • Estate Taxes II: The Marital Deduction, Credit Shelter Planning, and Portability
  • Estate Taxes III: Other Important Deductions and Elements of Planning with the Charitable Deduction
  • Lifetime Transfers and the Federal Gift Tax: The Enduring Wealth Tax
  • Inside the Black Box of Estate Administration and Executors’ Elections
  • Multi-Generational Planning and the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax
  • Fundamentals of Elder Law and Special Needs Planning
  • The Basics of Basis in Estate Planning
  • Introduction to Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates
  • Transfer Tax Valuation Issues and Their Impact on Family Wealth Planning Options
  • State Death Taxes and Fiduciary Income Taxes: Who Said Your Estate or Trust Wasn’t Taxable?
  • Planning Techniques Using Grantor Trusts
  • Estate and Tax Planning for Non-U.S. Citizens

For more information and to register, please visit the event webpage.