Meet Attorney Suzanne DeWitt

Managing Partner

With over 21 years of experience in international tax and private wealth planning, Suzanne DeWitt is an expert in global tax minimization and cross-border wealth planning and implementation.

Ms. DeWitt's work includes the structuring, formation, and operation, on a cross-border basis, of a variety of alternative investment products, including U.S. and non-U.S. hedge funds, private equity funds, hybrid funds, and funds-of-funds, as well as private banking and international tax and trust planning for very high-net-worth clients and financial institutions.

Additionally, she represents several significant Fortune 500 companies in their international tax, outbound tax planning, and global tax minimization projects.

Before founding DeWitt PLLC, Ms. DeWitt was with the law firm of Baker & McKenzie, LLP, where she worked in the International and Federal Tax, Trust and Estates Department.

While there, she was extensively involved in developing and implementing creative and effective federal and international tax strategies and restructurings for high-net-worth individuals, as well as for Global 2000 and Fortune 500 companies.

Earlier, Ms. DeWitt worked in the same areas for Holland & Knight, LLP's Federal Tax, Trust and Estates Department and with Arthur Andersen, LLP's (later Deloitte & Touche, LLP) International Department, Tax & Business Advisory Services.

Ms. DeWitt participated in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Accounting and Enforcement Division training program, where she actively participated in enforcement investigations.

Ms. DeWitt is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Federal Tax Division, and participates in International Tax Outbound Committees. She has also participated in a vast array of seminars and publications throughout her career.

Awards & Honors

• Lawyers of Distinction, Top Rated Lawyers in Florida (2023)
• Delray Magazine's The Best of Women in Business (2022)
• Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce Businesswoman of the Year Finalist (2021)
• Boca Magazine's The Best of Women in Business (2021)
• South Florida Business and Wealth Magazine's Leaders in Law (2021)
• South Florida Business and Wealth Magazine's Legal Award (2022)

Bar Admissions

• Florida

Education

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Business Management and Organization, University of Miami, cum laude
• Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Miami Graduate School of Business, magna cum laude
• Juris Doctor (JD), University of Miami School of Law
• Master of Laws (LLM) in Taxation and Certificate in International Taxation, University of Miami School of Law