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Exploring Digital Asset Planning and Estate Administration With Author Sharon Hartung – Part One
Podcast: Key ESG Considerations for Family Offices and Foundations
Digital Planning Podcast: Digital Assets in Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Families and Minors
Estate Planning & Family Law: How To Protect Your Assets For Future Generations
Episode 7: Conflict in the Family-Owned Business: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Means
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Most closely held businesses, whether organized as a C or S corporation, LLC or partnership, have (or should have) a buy-sell agreement. A buy-sell agreement addresses what happens to an owner’s interest in the business when...more
Whether caused by family member thoughtlessness, employee error or the acts of a skilled data thief, everyone is likely to be the victim of an information breach at some point. A cyberattack on a family office or family...more
McDermott’s Family Office Symposium 2024 gathered more than 275 family office executives to explore creative solutions to navigate complexity and gain fresh perspectives on the challenges they face. Over two days,...more
The term “rollover equity” is frequently used in discussions about the sale of middle market companies (which often is described as meaning companies with enterprise values from $10 million to $1 billion[1]), but frequently...more
Disagreements happen. In the corporate context, one or more shareholders may share a different vision for the company than the other shareholders. Or, there may be acrimony amongst the shareholders for other reasons, as can...more
Welcome to this 14th annual edition of Summer Shorts. This year’s edition features brief commentary on three recent decisions by New York courts in business divorce cases. The featured cases involve a suit pitting three...more
Considering starting a business with your loved ones and wondered how you can make it work without jeopardizing your personal relationships? Starting a business with family members or close friends can be deeply rewarding,...more
As America’s largest generation approaches retirement age, we are seeing an influx of business owners looking for an exit ramp. Curiously, we are also seeing business owners of younger generations exiting, or planning to...more
On this episode of “Splitting Heirs,” Warren K. Racusin talks with Lowenstein partner Nick San Filippo IV, Chair of the firm’s Business Divorce practice, and Jeff Savlov, a partner in the family business and wealth consulting...more
Real estate business owners face unique challenges that many business owners in other industries do not experience. The real estate market climbs and falls, contractor fees and material costs rise with inflation, and high...more
Legacy management is an age-old business that has not changed in decades. We propose moving away from an episodic, transactional delivery model and removing siloes between a family’s advisors – allowing for a proactive,...more
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee approved Public Chapter No. 695 on April 11, 2024, as passed by the Tennessee General Assembly (Trust Bill). The new law became effective on July 1, 2024, and it made several important changes to...more
In a recent video, Jeff Faulkner, co-founder of the International Succession Planning Association, spoke about the importance of succession planning for business owners. Faulkner emphasized that succession planning is not...more
About 40 years ago, a son and his mother first teamed up to invest in purchasing and managing over a dozen buildings in New York through 4 co-owned entities, each owned on a 50/50 basis. Fast forward several decades and the...more
The Spotlight had the pleasure of sitting down with Anne Paape, managing director and senior fiduciary counsel at Cresset and Cresset Trust Company, to talk about the historic transfer of wealth many countries are undergoing,...more
Jeff Faulkner, co-founder of the International Succession Planning Association, speaks about the challenges that arise when transferring ownership of a business to the next generation. In the video, he points out the...more
Imagine for a moment that you’re a shareholder in a closely held corporation. In most jurisdictions, that status as a shareholder obligates you to a heightened fiduciary duty to your fellow shareholders. Now imagine that your...more
While it is standard practice that an asset will be valued and divided in a divorce, what happens when the same asset that was divided between spouses is also used to generate income for support? In such divorce cases, a...more
Once a business owner has an understanding of the value of the business and the tax and cash flow impacts of the transfer, the next step is to document the transfer. This may be done by the client’s separate business legal...more
If you are involved in a case where your spouse owns an interest in a small business, one of the issues you and your lawyer will grapple with is whether the books and records of that business adequately portray its revenue...more
In the heart of every family-owned enterprise lies a story of hard work, dedication, and a vision for the future. These businesses not only represent a significant portion of the economy but also embody the legacy of...more
As Trump era estate tax cuts are likely coming to an end in 2025, wealthy business owners are increasingly utilizing Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs) to significantly save the family taxes when they are gone....more
In a recent Tax Court decision, the court reviewed the activities of the Huffman family as it pertained to corporate dealings involving the family aviation business (Infinity Aerospace Inc. which the court refers to by its...more
Sengal Selassie is the founder and CEO of Brightwood Capital Advisors, a private credit firm with more than $5 billion in assets under management. Brightwood is a unique investor, providing financing to both non-sponsored...more
Family is the core of Arab society. It is no coincidence then that family businesses are the backbone of its economies. In fact, most private companies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are family-owned (more than 60% and...more