Kurt R. Steinkrauss
Member / Chair, Closely Held Business Practice; Co-chair, Private Equity Practice
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Kurt chairs our Closely Held Business Group and co-chairs the Private Equity Practice. He has significant experience helping individuals and families develop and implement successful estate planning strategies. Clients count on his insights on evolving gift and estate tax laws to help them manage their assets effectively. Kurt also handles a variety of corporate and employment matters. He often counsels closely held businesses, start-ups, and emerging companies on corporate governance matters as well as sales, acquisitions, and M&A transactions. Kurt is an experienced speaker and lecturer, and he regularly contributes articles to national and regional business and law publications.
Kurt serves as Chair of the firm’s Closely Held Business Group and Co-chair of the Private Equity Practice. He is also a member of the firm's Policy Committee. Kurt focuses on estate planning, general corporate matters, and employment matters.
In his estate planning practice, Kurt assists individuals and families in planning and carrying out tax-efficient transfers of wealth, asset distribution, trust administration, charitable gift planning, and business succession. In his corporate work, Kurt works closely with family businesses, start-ups, and emerging companies in a variety of sectors. He specializes in advising clients on organization and financing, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and succession planning. In his employment practice, Kurt advises executives on employment agreements, SEC issues, stock options, and deferred compensation matters.
He is a frequent lecturer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, the Boston Bar Association, the Boston Security Analysts Society, and other organizations. In addition, he regularly publishes articles in publications including Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, the National Law Journal, and the Boston Business Journal.
Before joining Mintz, Kurt was a tax consultant at Arthur Andersen LLP. Prior to that, he served as a law clerk for the Estate and Gift Tax Division of the Internal Revenue Service.
viewpoints
2025 Private Equity Trends Outlook
November 19, 2024 | Blog | By Gregory Fine, Kari Harris, Kurt Steinkrauss, Matthew T. Simpson
Learn more about important trends in 2025 for the private equity landscape, including the expansion of continuation vehicles as a vital liquidity tool, heightened regulatory scrutiny and antitrust pressures introducing both challenges and opportunities, and interest rate cuts and evolving buyer-seller risk tolerance creating a more complex deal environment.
January 1, 2025 Deadline Is Fast Approaching for Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act
October 29, 2024 | Advisory | By Peter Miller, Kurt Steinkrauss, Alison Glover, Susan Kealy, Quinn Hetrick, Mirele A. Sagan
Read about compliance deadlines associated with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), types of entities subject to CTA reporting requirements, information required in a BOI report, and filing requirements for BOI reports.
Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act Necessary for Many Estate Planning Clients
December 13, 2023 | Alert | By Peter Miller, Kurt Steinkrauss, Alison Glover, Susan Kealy, Quinn Hetrick, Mirele A. Sagan
In this alert, we discuss the reporting entities, information to be reported, ongoing reporting requirements, and additional considerations applicable to estate planning clients.
Estate Tax Changes Included in New Massachusetts Tax Relief Package
October 6, 2023 | Alert | By Peter Miller, Kurt Steinkrauss, Alison Glover, Susan Kealy, Quinn Hetrick, Mirele A. Sagan
Read about a Massachusetts tax relief package recently signed into law, which subjects only estate assets above $2 million to state-level estate tax and makes several changes to Massachusetts income tax laws.
Family Gift Planning — Perhaps the Best Time Is Now
October 19, 2020 | Advisory | By Peter Miller, Kurt Steinkrauss, Susan Kealy, Alison Glover, Quinn Hetrick
Private Equity Opportunity in Litigation Financing
April 18, 2018 | Alert | By Scott Ford, Kurt Steinkrauss
Favorable Changes to Estate, Gift and GST Tax Laws Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
February 1, 2018 | Advisory | By Peter Miller, Kurt Steinkrauss, Susan Kealy, Alison Glover, Quinn Hetrick
News & Press
23 Mintz Attorneys Named to Boston Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” List
November 22, 2024
23 Mintz attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s 2024 “Top Lawyers” list.
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Twenty-Five Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 21, 2023
BOSTON – Twenty-five Mintz attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
BOSTON – Mintz served as legal advisor to Mama Rosie’s Company, Inc. (“Mama Rosie’s”), a second-generation family-owned frozen pasta manufacturer, in its acquisition by Mill Point Capital-backed Seviroli Foods LLC (“Seviroli”), a specialty foods importer and frozen food manufacturer.
Twenty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Named To Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers List
November 22, 2022
In its second annual edition, 28 Mintz attorneys were named to Boston Magazine’s Top Lawyers list.
Mintz’s Private Equity Practice Appoints New Leadership
November 17, 2022
Mintz has appointed Members Gregory Fine and Matthew T. Simpson to co-lead the Private Equity practice alongside current chair, Kurt Steinkrauss. The change is effective immediately.
Mintz Names New Leaders In Private Equity
November 17, 2022
Members Gregory Fine, Matthew T. Simpson and Kurt Steinkrauss were featured in an article published by The Deal highlighting their appointment to co-lead the Firm's Private Equity practice.
Mintz Leads On A Quartet of Back-To-Back Private Equity Closings
October 25, 2022
Mintz attorneys in Boston, New York, and Washington, DC, closed four Private Equity transactions in the past month. Along with acquisitions for Charlesbank Capital Partners, DIF Capital Partners portfolio company Joink LLC, and Artemis Capital Partners, the firm represented the CEO and some managers of Salary.com in the sale of most of the company’s equity interests to Accel-KKR.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz Creates Equity Advisory Council To Drive The Firm’s Commitment To Equity In Workplace
May 16, 2022
Mintz continues its ongoing commitment to ensuring the firm is an equitable workplace, establishing a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee that reports directly to the firm's main decision making body, the Policy Committee. The new Equity Advisory Council (EAC) will be responsible for driving equity for the firm’s attorneys, especially women, attorneys of color and LGBTQ+ attorneys.
Mintz Advised Capstone Partners in Sale to Huntington
March 01, 2022
Mintz Advised Mahaffey USA on its Sale to Sunbelt Rentals Inc.
February 11, 2022
Mintz’s Private Equity Practice Steers Complex Deals Across Industries, Experiences Strategic Growth in 2021
January 26, 2022
Mintz Advises E.L. Harvey & Sons in Sale to Waste Connections
September 22, 2021
Mintz’s Kurt Steinkrauss to Receive Boston Estate Planning Council’s Excellence Award
February 28, 2018
5 Daily Habits Of Rainmakers & How They Can Work For You
October 17, 2017
Litigation Financing Brings Opportunities For PE Firms
April 27, 2017
Events & Speaking
Sunset Planning Fall Fly-In: Boston 2024
Legacy Advisors Network (LAN)
Mission Beach House at Springhill Suites by Marriott, 400 Ocean Avenue, Revere, MA
Driving Transformation and Growth - Unlocking your Company's Value
How Business Owners Are Finding Success In Challenging Times
A Conference for Business Owners: M&A Solutions for Privately Held Companies
Boston Marriott Newton
Impact of Proposed Tax Increases on Business Owners – What All Owners Need to Know
XPX New England
Webinar
A Collaborative Process: Estate and Business Liquidity Planning
Boston Estate Planning Council (BEPC)
Boston, MA
A Conference for Business Owners: M&A Solutions for Privately Held Companies
Bank of America
Boston, MA
Kurt chairs our Closely Held Business Group and co-chairs the Private Equity Practice. He has significant experience helping individuals and families develop and implement successful estate planning strategies. Clients count on his insights on evolving gift and estate tax laws to help them manage their assets effectively. Kurt also handles a variety of corporate and employment matters. He often counsels closely held businesses, start-ups, and emerging companies on corporate governance matters as well as sales, acquisitions, and M&A transactions. Kurt is an experienced speaker and lecturer, and he regularly contributes articles to national and regional business and law publications.
Recognition & Awards
Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year: Boston Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law (2017, 2022)
Chambers High Net Worth: Massachusetts – Private Wealth Law (2019 – 2024)
Best Lawyers in America: Closely Held Companies and Family Business Law (2015 – 2025); Trusts and Estates (2015 – 2025)
Boston Magazine Top Lawyers – Trusts and Estates (2021, 2023-2024)
Boston Estate Planning Council: Excellence Award (2018)
Massachusetts Super Lawyers: Rising Star – Estate Planning & Probate (2005 – 2013)
Kurt chairs our Closely Held Business Group and co-chairs the Private Equity Practice. He has significant experience helping individuals and families develop and implement successful estate planning strategies. Clients count on his insights on evolving gift and estate tax laws to help them manage their assets effectively. Kurt also handles a variety of corporate and employment matters. He often counsels closely held businesses, start-ups, and emerging companies on corporate governance matters as well as sales, acquisitions, and M&A transactions. Kurt is an experienced speaker and lecturer, and he regularly contributes articles to national and regional business and law publications.
Involvement
- Officer, Boston Estate Planning Council
- Member, Family Firm Institute
- Member, Professional Advisors Committee of the Boston Foundation
- Member, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education Estate Planning Curriculum Advisory Committee
- Participant, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Boston’s Future Leaders
- Member, Boston Bar Association
- Member, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)
Recent Insights
23 Mintz attorneys have been named to Boston Magazine’s 2024 “Top Lawyers” list.
2025 Private Equity Trends Outlook
November 19, 2024| Blog|
January 1, 2025 Deadline Is Fast Approaching for Compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act
October 29, 2024| Advisory|
