The use of trusts is common today. What is not widely understood is that there are as many varieties of trusts as there are ...

One of the most important aspects in arranging any fund finance transaction is structuring the security package. As anyone that has ever looked at a complete structure chart for a fund financing ...

AndreyPopov / Getty Images/iStockphoto In the Monopoly game of life, there is a type of trust that could take you straight to jail. Like all good scams, this trust has gone by different names over the ...

Irrevocable trusts can be valuable tools for estate and tax planning purposes, however the assumptions on which an irrevocable trust are based can change. Beneficiaries can fall out of favor; their ...

What law determines whether a "business trust" may be an eligible debtor under Chapter 11? There is a split of authority as to whether the law of the jurisdiction in which the trust resides or federal ...

Editor’s note: This is part three of an ongoing series about using trusts and LLCs in estate planning, asset protection and tax planning. The effectiveness of these powerful tools — especially for ...

Generally, for a foreign judgment to be capable of enforcement in an offshore common law jurisdiction such as Cayman or Jersey, it must be final and conclusive, for the payment of a sum of money and ...

In their presentation, “Taking Care of Business: New Approaches to Business Succession Planning,” at the 59th annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Ellen K. Harrison and Natalie ...

A trust without assets is a worthless piece of paper. A trustee for a trust without assets is unemployed. PeopleImages / Getty Images/iStockphoto For 40 years I have reviewed trusts, and for 40 years ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Equity Commonwealth (the “Company”) announced today that, in accordance with the Plan of Sale and Dissolution (the “Plan of Sale”) approved by its shareholders on November 12 ...

CLALLAM COUNTY TAXPAYERS are victims of Olympia politics once again. A front-page story in the May 8, 1936, edition of the Port Angeles Evening News reported “Clallam County’s board of commissioners ...