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Jeffrey S. Bortnick



Address:
551 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10176
Direct dial:
(212) 880-9810 jbortnick@kkwc.com
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Jeff Bortnick has advised clients on federal, state, local and international tax and estate planning issues for over 25 years. Jeff frequently advises hedge funds and investment managers on the tax issues related to fund formation, operations and investments. He has also written articles and lectured on related topics.

BAR ADMISSION:
1983, New York
1988, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Claims Court
1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

EDUCATION:
New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1986; J.D., cum laude, 1982)
Adelphi University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1979)

HONORS AND AWARDS:
Order of the Coif
Delta Mu Delta
Eta Chi Alpha
Delta Tau Alpha
American Jurisprudence Award in Estate Planning

MEMBER:
New York City Bar Association

LECTURER:
Tax and Financial Reporting Practices for Hedge Funds, November 2004

Financial Research Associate's LLC’s Insurance-Based Hedge Fund Investing Seminar, December 2002

The Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research 29th Annual Seminar, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, March 2000

Foundation for Accounting Education's Investment Partnerships Conference Advanced Topics, 1995 and 1998

Hedge Fund Services Seminar, 1994

PUBLICATIONS:
"Nonresident Partners in Hedge Funds May Avoid New York Tax on Services Performed There," Journal of Multi-state Taxation, Sept./Oct. 1993

ARTICLES AND LINKS:

Recent Developments Could Increase the Attractiveness of Hedge Fund Life Insurance And Annuities
Marcum & Kliegman LLP's Private Investment Forum, Fourth Quarter 2006

PPLI Invested In Hedge Funds
Trusts & Estates, May 2006

Tax Management-Building Wealth, Reducing Taxes
The PPLI Solution: Delivering Wealth Accumulation, Tax Efficiency, and Asset Protection Through Private Placement Life Insurance, February 2005

Tax-Efficient Investing Using Private Placement Variable Life Insurance and Annuities
The Journal of Private Portfolio Management, Winter 1999

Life Insurance for Your Hedge Funds
ReLATIVELY Speaking, ReGENERATION Partners, June 1997

Increasing Hedge Fund After-Tax Returns Through Private Placement Life Insurance
Lookout Mountain, Volume 3, No. 4, Fourth Quarter 1996