Hunton & Williams, the international law firm, has signed distinguished private wealth tax lawyer Michael Silva as a partner in its Miami office. Mr Silva, who is also a certified public accountant, has 13 years of experience in tax law and more than 10 years of experience in international tax and private wealth tax planning. At Hunton & Williams, he will lead and run the private wealth tax and estate planning practice for the firm’s high net worth clients, and work on building the tax and commercial practice groups in South Florida. “Michael Silva is a talented attorney and brings with him a commitment to clients and to the community,” said Marty Steinberg, managing partner of the Miami office of Hunton & Williams. Mr Silva’s legal practice includes advising domestic clients on US income, estate and gift tax issues and offshore planning matters and foreign clients on US income, estate, gift and pre-immigration tax issues, with a focus on tax planning related to real property investments, cross-border transactions and banking activities.