The Spotlight strives to provide a forum to discuss the latest news and compelling issues impacting fiduciaries and those to whom fiduciaries owe duties. Whether you are an officer, director, trustee, beneficiary, trust...more
6/19/2025
/ Breach of Duty ,
Business Disputes ,
Business Litigation ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Estate Planning ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Probate ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement Negotiations ,
Trustees ,
Trusts
The Spotlight strives to provide a forum to discuss the latest news and compelling issues impacting fiduciaries and those to whom fiduciaries owe duties. Whether you are an officer, director, trustee, beneficiary, trust...more
3/21/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Asset Management ,
Beneficiaries ,
Business Litigation ,
Business Succession ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Estate Planning ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Trustees ,
Trusts ,
Wealth Management
WELCOME TO THE SPOTLIGHT -
In this issue, we feature an insightful interview with one of our keynote speakers, Alan Harter, CEO and Founder of Pactolus, a private wealth management company. With over two decades of...more
In the first 10 minutes of Netflix’s The Gentleman, the grieving heirs of Archibald Horniman are shocked when it is revealed that he has left his sizeable estate almost entirely to his second-born son, to the exclusion of his...more
As demonstrated in our Gold Medal Bakery case, with corporate fiduciary claims, there can be thought-provoking challenges and issues presented by the question of whether a claim is direct or derivative. Probate and trust...more
The Spotlight is the result of ongoing collaboration between our national trial practice and estate planning groups, with the goal of providing a forum to discuss the latest news and other issues impacting the trusts and...more