John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act
Once Removed Episode 24: Expressing Goals and Intent for the Trust
Once Removed Episode 22: Building Flexibility into the Estate Plan
Once Removed Episode 20: Helping a Beneficiary Purchase a Home
Once Removed Episode 19: The Step-Transaction Doctrine and the Case of Smaldino
Next Generation Legacy Management - The Essence of Developing, Managing and Implementing a Plan for Future Generations
A Primer On Trusts - A Podcast with Janathan Allen
Once Removed Episode 13: It’s 5 o’Clock: Do You Know Where Your Will Is? A Lesson From Aretha Franklin
Charitable Bequests With Guest Stephanie Hood
Once Removed Episode 12: SLATs and the Case of McKim vs. McKim
Once Removed Episode 11: Spousal Lifetime Access Trusts, or SLATs
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Family Office Technology Solutions
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: The Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act
What is a self-proving affidavit?
The Importance of Beneficiary Designations
Basics of Estate Planning
The Case of the Disappearing Trust
Protecting Your Estate Plan from Challenges: No-Contest Clause Explained
The Secret Child
Welcome to 'Splitting Heirs'
When it comes to estate planning, addressing all your assets should be a priority. However, certain assets require greater attention than others. For example, if your assets include unregistered securities, such as restricted...more
Cryptocurrency, a digital form of currency that uses cryptography for security, has become a significant part of the global financial landscape. As such, it has also become an important consideration in estate planning. This...more
Asset managers (i.e., investment advisers) offering funds in more than one country are accustomed to adapting to different regulatory requirements. However, the challenges presented by the global regulation of environmental,...more
On January 10, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the launch of several BTC Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).[1] The approval order resolves the critical legal and regulatory issues entailed in...more
Similar to the controlling beneficiary regulation in Mexico, next year the United States will enter into force a new obligation for most U.S. companies, including those with Mexican shareholders, to report information about...more
The ongoing case of Kirschner v. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., which has traveled through the New York federal court system since 2018, is now before the Second Circuit, who are tasked with deciding the following: are...more
On May 5, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filed charges against Pinnacle Advisors LLC ("Pinnacle Advisers"), an investment adviser, for allegedly aiding and abetting violations of Rule 22e-4 (the...more
In January 2022, the Securities and Commodities Authority of the United Arab Emirates ("SCA") passed decision No. (1/TM) of 2022 on the Regulations on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACs") ("Decision"). The Decision...more
A September 30, 2020 enforcement action brought by the SEC pivoted on a failure to effectively exercise “substantial investment authority”. Day to day investment advisory services were provided by an affiliated RIA of the...more
In recent weeks, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and market participants have dealt with the current and potential impact of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. To help market participants remain in...more
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 (HR 2513) by a vote of 249-173, including 25 Republicans, on Oct. 22, 2019. A companion bill is being reviewed by the Senate. The purpose of HR...more
According to an initial registration statement published on January 10, the cryptocurrency index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management has applied with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to form a new...more
On July 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“), over the objection of Commissioner Peirce, disapproved a proposed rule change application by the Bats BZX Exchange, Inc. (“BZX“) that would have permitted it...more
When the Securities and Exchange Commission two years proposed amendments to Rule 147 and adoption of Rule 147A, I commented on an issue that I foresaw with respect to family and other non-business trusts...more
The SEC declined to approve a rule change submitted by Bats BZX Exchange designed to permit the listing and trading the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust. The SEC said it did not approve the proposed rule change because it did not...more
The Bankruptcy Code’s (the “Code”) automatic stay applies to all companies and individuals; it protects the debtor’s property, and the bankruptcy court’s jurisdiction, by barring any act to gain possession of property in the...more
The SEC’s final Municipal Advisor Rules, effective January 13, 2014, apply to many of the advisory services and products provided by banks and trust companies to municipal entities, such as state and local governments, and to...more