Setting Up a Trust in the United States: A Guide for Non-U.S. Families
Many families outside the United States now look to an American trust to protect what they have built. The idea is sound. The details decide whether…
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Buying New York Real Estate Through a Family Trust
New York City parents want a trust to buy a Manhattan condominium and a country house for three adult children: one about to marry, one carrying…
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Why the child, not the parent, is the taxpayer
A grandmother in Singapore, a father in Zurich or an aunt in Dubai sets up a trust for a child’s schooling. The child holds a U.S.…
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Buying NYC Real Estate Through a Trust: Guide for Non-U.S. Families
A couple living abroad, in a country with no U.S. estate tax treaty, wants a $12 million Manhattan condominium. Their green-card daughter will live in it…
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Offshore Banking Risks for Americans
Let me tell you about Liechtenstein. For most of a century it was the platinum standard of asset protection, the jurisdiction that invented the private foundation.…
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Bank Account Asset Protection: Why Your Bank Is Not Your Fiduciary
Most clients assume their bank must protect the money in their account. It does not. Here is what the law actually provides, how account takeovers happen…
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Online Business Impersonation, Part II: Finding the People Behind the Fake Site
In Part I we explained how to take down a cloned website or a fake social media account. This article covers the next question clients ask:…
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Wire Fraud: What Victims Must Do in the First 72 Hours
A closing wire goes to the wrong account. A medical practice pays a fake invoice. A law firm releases escrow on fraudulent instructions. In each case,…
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Business Arbitration Under AAA, JAMS and NAM Rules
Most businesses discover what their arbitration clause says only after a dispute is already live. By then the clause has chosen the forum, the rules, the…
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Buying a Manhattan Loft: Legal Considerations
A Manhattan loft is not a simple purchase. The square footage may be wrong, the legal use may be unclear, and the way you take title…
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Dark Web Surveillance for Private Clients
Your passwords, phone number, and personal information may already be circulating on the dark web. Criminals use this data to target individuals, families, and businesses. This…
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Hiring an Arbitration Lawyer for a Complex Dispute
Arbitration is not just litigation in a different forum. It follows arbitral rules, not civil procedure, and early decisions, such as claim framing, arbitrator selection, and…
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