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Geri Wyle, Co-Chair of Saul Ewing LLP's Trusts & Estates Practice, will be speaking at the ALI “Estate Planning for the Family Business Owner 2024: Sustaining Generational Wealth with Tax, Business, and Employment Solutions” webinar on October 25, 2024 on the ethics of estate planning. Ethical...
With the close of summer, businesses across the United States are finally confronting the looming corporate disclosure requirements imposed by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the New York Corporate Transparency Act (NY CTA). These laws introduce stringent reporting obligations aimed at...
Most Florida residents are aware that Florida has a homestead exemption law, but there is more to it than one might think. There are actually three different sets of laws in Florida that deal with the homestead. One of those is the “save our homes” exemption. The save our homes exemption limits how...
According to the introductory paragraph of the guidelines issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury, “[i]llicit actors frequently use corporate structures such as shell and front companies to obfuscate their identities and launder their ill-gotten...
or many clients, the inclusion of revocable and/or irrevocable trusts as part of their overall estate plan is an important feature. Revocable trusts can allow for probate avoidance and estate tax planning, whereas irrevocable trusts can be useful for leveraging the use of gift and estate tax...
The benefits of a Revocable Trust are three-fold. Firstly, assuming that the Revocable Trust is properly funded with all of a person’s assets, a Revocable Trust helps avoid a state’s probate procedure, which can be costly depending on the state’s specific procedure. Secondly, a Revocable Trust is...
Sarah Ulibarri, an Associate at Saul Ewing LLP, will speak at the OCBA Trusts & Estates Section Meeting on September 11, 2024. The topic will be "Unhappily Married: Conflicts of Interest and Other Ethical Issues in Intergenerational and Marital Estate Planning." This program will discuss how to...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that attorneys from the firm were named to the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Baltimore Attorneys from the firm’s...
Saul Ewing LLP is proud to announce that Charles M. Lizza, Vice Chair of the firm’s Litigation Department, was named to the NJBIZ 2024 Law Power 50 list. This is the sixth year in a row that Mr. Lizza has been included on this list of the state's top lawyers. Professionals are selected for the list...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, today announced that the firm was recognized for Private Wealth Law in Maryland in Chambers High Net Worth 2024. Additionally, Jeff Glaser, co-chair of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice, was ranked as a Band 1 attorney. Chambers High Net Worth...
NEW YORK, (JULY 15, 2024) – Saul Ewing LLP is expanding its Litigation Practice with two attorneys, Partners James Chou and Peter Zlotnick, who together bring more than 55 years of legal experience to their work representing clients in a variety of complex litigation. They are resident in the firm’s...
Chicago Partner and General Counsel, Hal Morris, and Chicago Associates Jack Brinker and Megan Warshawsky, authorized three chapters in the Real Estate Litigation 2024, published by the Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education: Reformation; Suits to Quiet Title in Real Estate; and Suits to...
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its proposed final rule (the “Rule”) banning the use of future noncompete agreements for all workers, including senior executives, 89 FR 38342. Noncompete agreements have long been a valuable tool in a company’s toolbox to mitigate the...
Linda Retz of Saul Ewing LLP and Elizabeth Carter, Louisiana State University School of Law Professor, will discuss how to handle intergenerational estate planning and planning involving second (and further) marriages and the inherent conflicts and ethical issues surrounding joint representation of...
Saul Ewing LLP, a full-service national law firm, is proud to announce that Trusts & Estates Practice Co-Chair Jeffrey Glaser was included in The Daily Record’s 2024 Estate and Trust Law Power List. This group is composed of the most influential and respected practitioners in the estate & trust law...
As a Los Angeles-based estate planning attorney, I am uneasy about California’s enactment of the Online Notarization Act, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024. The act and its related statutes authorize remote online notarization or RON by California notaries. RON is the process used when the notary...
The decision of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen , announced on Friday, March 1, 2024, has created uncertainty for both reporting companies and their attorneys under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). What...
The federal Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires that corporations submit a report to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) before January 1, 2025, with information on the persons who exercise substantial control over the corporation. As currently in place, condominium and...
New requirements arising from the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019 took effect on Jan 1, 2024. If your small business is formed as an entity that meets the definition of a “Reporting Company” under the Act, your organization will have to report information about their beneficial owners, i.e., the...