Andersen is pleased to welcome Janet Canty as a Managing Director in the New York Office. Janet will join the firm’s Private Client Services group. She has over 22 years of experience with income, estate and gift tax planning for ultra-high net worth individuals. Her experience spans many tax areas including estate plan reviews and strategies, pre and post transaction planning, qualified small business stock (QSBS) planning, philanthropic considerations and state residency planning for individuals and trusts.

“We are delighted to welcome Janet to our Andersen New York office,” said Peter Coscia, Office Managing Director in New York. “Janet’s expertise in advising and consulting clients and prospects, with a focus on family offices, fund principals and entrepreneurs will greatly impact our growing Private Client Services practice and broaden services available to clients.”

In her most recent role, Janet was Vice President in the Goldman Sachs Family Office, where her primary responsibility was to offer tax education and consulting to clients and prospects. Prior to that, Janet worked at Frankel, Loughran, Starr & Vallone, LLP (FLSV), WTAS, and Arthur Andersen.

Dan DePaoli, Andersen in the U.S. Country Managing Director, added, “We are excited for Janet, an Arthur Andersen alumnus, to join the team in New York. Her experience in leading and improving income tax planning and consulting offerings to clients and prospects within her prior firms, demonstrates the best in class core value that we strive for within the firm.”

Janet received her Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in Accounting at the University of Iowa and her Doctor of Jurisprudence at Drake University Law School. She is a member of the American Bar Association, AICPA, New York State Society of CPAs and the Iowa State Bar Association.