Alex Tanouye

Alex is a partner and Chief Fiduciary Officer at Brown Advisory. He oversees the firm's three trust companies and is responsible for the delivery of trust administration and private client tax services. As a subject matter expert in trusts, estates, and taxation, Alex collaborates with strategic advisors to provide advice and solutions to help our clients achieve their complex legacy planning objectives.
Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Alex was senior fiduciary officer and senior legal counsel at The Northern Trust Company. He previously enjoyed 13 years in private trust and estate law practice in Maryland and Washington, D.C., most recently as a partner of Pasternak & Fidis, P.C.
Alex is Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, and author of the ACTEC State Survey on Surviving Spouse's Rights to Share in Deceased Spouse's Estate, first published in 2018. He is active in leadership of the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section and is currently Co-Chair of the Non-Tax Estate Planning Considerations Group. Alex has presented on a variety of trust, estate, and tax law topics at national and regional conferences, including the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, the ABA - RPTE National CLE Conference, and the ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting.