Brent chats with Sasha Young da Silva about estate and tax planning for Americans who have relocated to beautiful Portugal. They talk about the tax challenges of cross an international border, surprises Americans find in the Portuguese system, and how to make the transition.



Sasha Young da Silva is a U.S. attorney with a practice focused exclusively on tax and estate planning for American private clients living in Portugal. Born in New Orleans and raised between Aruba and Atlanta, Sasha’s global perspective is shaped by a lifetime of international living, including time in Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Mexico City, Bogota, Cartagena, Puerto la Cruz, Alexandria, and now Lisbon.



She began her legal career at White & Case and McGuireWoods, where she advised on complex project and asset finance transactions, including aircraft leasing, energy sector financing, and major infrastructure projects. She later transitioned to an in-house role at Amazon Prime Video, supporting production and licensing transactions across Latin America and advising on international tax, currency, and regulatory matters.



Sasha’s diverse background gives her a unique understanding of the challenges facing globally mobile families. She offers bespoke U.S. tax and estate planning solutions that account for the cross-border realities of American expats, with an emphasis on clarity, compliance, and long-term family security.



She holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science from California State University, Northridge. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and Washington. She speaks English, Papiamento, Spanish, and Portuguese and takes her coffee cheio com açúcar.



Sasha and her firm can be found here Tax & Estate Planning for Americans in Portugal | Areia Global



This material is for informational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the speaker as of the date noted and not necessarily of the speaker’s firm or its affiliates.



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