Practice

Clients come to Galia because she is a results-driven, “can do” tax adviser who delivers practical advice. She is detail-oriented and focuses on offering tailored cross-border tax planning to individuals and owner-managed businesses.

Galia works with her clients to navigate the complex web of international tax provisions to accomplish their strategic goals. Her practice includes planning for cross-border real estate projects, planning for mobility of individual clients, and restructuring relating to U.S.-owned foreign businesses as a result of the 2017 tax reform. She also advises foreign families with U.S. members on tax planning for the next generation, including through the use of trusts.

As head of the F.A.T.C.A. practice, Galia advises foreign entities on their status under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the applicable obligations. She also advises individuals on the reporting obligations surrounding financial holdings outside of their country of residence.

Galia has been with Ruchelman P.L.L.C. since 2013. She started her legal career in Israel where she practiced for few years with an internationally recognized Israeli law firm before moving to New York and obtaining an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University in 2007. Prior to joining the firm Galia practiced tax law in the New York office of an international law firm.

Qualifications

Education

• LL.M. — New York University
• LL.B. — Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya
• B.A. — Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya

Bar Admissions

• New York
• Israel

Languages

• English
• Hebrew

Affiliations

Current

• International Tax Specialist Group
• New York State Bar Association