Jun. 16, 2025
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Welcomes Neha Goel as Associate in Trusts and Estates Practice Group
- Category: Featured Firm News Trusts and Estates
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm, is pleased to announce that Neha Goel has joined the Firm as an associate in the Trusts and Estates practice group.
Ms. Goel brings a unique and highly relevant background in cryptocurrency taxation, global financial compliance, and Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) reporting, positioning her as a strategic asset to the Firm and its clients. She most recently served as Assistant Counsel at the New York State Division of Tax Appeals Tribunal, where she was responsible for drafting decisions, regulatory review, and providing legal insight on tax disputes. Her experience also includes time at Deloitte Tax in New York City, where she worked on global information reporting projects, cryptocurrency regulation analysis, and compliance review across more than 20 jurisdictions.
Ms. Goel earned her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from Albany Law School, where she received multiple honors including the John Dugan Prize for excellence in Tax Law, the Herbert E. Cohen Prize for Corporate Law, and the Stone Family Prize Fund in Business and Entrepreneurship. She published her work, Uncertainty in Virtual Currency Taxation, in the Albany Law Review in 2023. She also holds a B.S. in Law and Society from Russell Sage College, summa cum laude, and a B.S. in Forensic Science from Amity University in India.
She is admitted to practice in New York and the U.S. Tax Court and is passionate about mentoring law students exploring careers in tax and business law. In her free time, Ms. Goel enjoys reading, running, hiking, and spending time with her family.
Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP, the Capital Region’s largest law firm with over 100 attorneys, has developed a reputation for innovative solutions and professional leadership. For 50 years, the Firm has served the public and private sectors with a broad range of practice areas and industry experience including business, commercial, education, energy, utility regulation, environmental, land use, immigration, intellectual property,