Profile
Gennette E. Faust, Co-Chair of the Miami Tax Practice, focuses her practice on tax law, with an emphasis on international and cross-border tax issues. She works with clients to assist with income, gift and estate tax planning, expatriation and pre-immigration issues, inbound structures for non-U.S. clients investing or operating in the U.S., outbound structures for U.S. clients investing or operating abroad, and real estate structures for U.S. and non-U.S. investors. She is also involved in advising clients on U.S. tax compliance issues, as well as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).
Concentrations
- Income, gift, and estate tax planning, with a focus on international and high-net worth clients
- Pre-immigration tax planning
- Expatriation tax planning
- Cross-border tax planning
- Structuring U.S. investments for non-U.S. persons
- U.S. tax issues related to investing in the U.S., including U.S. real estate investments, particularly for non-U.S. clients
- Structuring cross-border and U.S. businesses
- U.S. tax compliance issues, particularly offshore voluntary compliance
- Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), and other international compliance issues
Capabilities
Experience
- Judicial Intern, Hon. Pedro Echarte, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Civil Division, 2006
- Intern, Women’s World Bank, Micro Loan Division, Santiago, Chile, 2003
Recognition & Leadership
- Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, "Ones to Watch," Tax Law, 2021-2025
Credentials
Education
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LL.M., University of Miami School of Law, 2012
- Dean’s Scholarship
- CALI Award for Overall Academic Excellence, Taxation of Business Entities (Partnerships), Fall 2011
- Dean’s Certificate of Achievement, Highest Grade in Taxation of Business Entities (Partnerships), Fall 2011
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J.D., cum laude, University of Miami School of Law, 2008
- Dean’s Certificate of Achievement, Highest Grade in Federal Taxation and Commercial Law I, Spring 2007
- Dean’s Scholarship
- Editorial Board, University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review, 2007-2008
- Editorial Board, University of Miami Psychology, Public Policy, and Law Journal, 2006-2007
- B.A., magna cum laude, University of Pennsylvania, 2005
Admissions
- Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Languages
- Spanish, Fluent
- French, Conversational