Empowerment Through Hero Generation with Nicole a`Beckett and Dr. Shruti Roy
May I Inquire? The Michael Silver pLAWdcast - Episode 9, Gary Wishnatzki from Wish Farms
The Informed Board Podcast | CEO Succession Planning on a Clear Day
Business Better Podcast Episode: Investing in the New Mainstream Economy - A Conversation with Palladium Equity Partners
Business Succession Planning Podcast with Janathan Allen
Incapacity and Succession Planning for Closely Held Businesses and the People Who Operate Them
Stoel Rives | Deeply Rooted Podcast Episode Five: Exploring Succession and Generational Change with Kevin Adams, Managing Director for The Mountain Group
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V video
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART V Podcast
THE ACCIDENTAL ENTREPRENEUR PART IV
Exploring Digital Asset Planning and Estate Administration With Author Sharon Hartung – Part One
Podcast: Key ESG Considerations for Family Offices and Foundations
Digital Planning Podcast: Digital Assets in Divorce, Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements, Families and Minors
Estate Planning & Family Law: How To Protect Your Assets For Future Generations
Episode 7: Conflict in the Family-Owned Business: A Conversation with Professor Benjamin Means
Recent Trends in Succession & Estate Planning
How Do I Prepare to Sell My Business?
Stealth Lawyer: Mark Russ Federman, Appetizing Shop Owner
In the months preceding the general election in 2024, the owners of many closely held businesses who had not yet given much thought to the disposition of their future estates, including their businesses, decided they should...more
Experienced trusts and estates attorneys consistently observe how proper planning can mean the difference between a thriving legacy and a fragmented enterprise. For family-owned life insurance businesses, the stakes are...more
Farm and ranch families can use the federal gift tax laws to avoid the Oregon estate tax on farms at death. As many folks are aware, anyone (including a non-resident) who owns real estate in Oregon that exceeds $1 million...more
A large part of business sucession planning is structuring the transfer of business ownership. While outright transfers can be less complex, transferring ownership in trust can provide practical benefits that are worth...more
Business succession planning and estate planning are often linked together, particularly in the case of closely held family businesses. In the case of a shareholder who wishes to pass along their shares of an S corporation as...more
On April 30, 2025, Katten hosted Loyola University Chicago's Family Business Center for the "Family Business Through a Legal Lens" program. Private Wealth Partner Adam Damerow and Loyola University Chicago School of Law...more
Charitable organizations are dependent, in no small part, upon the financial support of many successful business owners. The generosity of these individuals and their organizations may be a manifestation of several factors...more
McDermott’s Family Office Symposium 2024 gathered more than 275 family office executives to explore creative solutions to navigate complexity and gain fresh perspectives on the challenges they face. Over two days,...more
The term “rollover equity” is frequently used in discussions about the sale of middle market companies (which often is described as meaning companies with enterprise values from $10 million to $1 billion[1]), but frequently...more
Real estate business owners face unique challenges that many business owners in other industries do not experience. The real estate market climbs and falls, contractor fees and material costs rise with inflation, and high...more
To run a successful business, an owner must plan meticulously. In 2021, there were an estimated 32 million closely held businesses in the US. However, 61% of them lacked a written succession plan. A company’s beating heart...more
Our Federal Tax Group discusses straightforward solutions to scenarios that may apply when a family-owned business is structured as a C corporation for tax purposes....more
Henry Hobson is a widowed blowhard who fancies himself superior to everyone because he owns a shoe business. Hobson’s daughter Maggie actually runs the business, but Hobson does not pay her....more
On February 9, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 113 (SB 113) into law. SB 113 makes various changes to California's tax law affecting family businesses and offers valuable tax planning opportunities...more
With the end of 2021 fast approaching, below are the top seven year-end financial planning tips Sands Anderson PC’s Trust & Estate Planning Team and Tax Team are addressing with business owners and executives...more
The House Ways and Means Committee recently released its plan to pay for President Biden's proposed Build Back Better Act. While the plan is still in negotiations and changes to the legislation are likely, many of the...more
The Accidental Entrepreneur Series Part V is a great idea for health reimbursement accounts for small business. ...more
Nowotny On Death and Taxes Podcast episode #27 is Part V in the series The Accidental Entrepreneur and covers using the ideal corporate structure for personal healthcare cost savings....more
We continue with Part V of The Accidental Entrepreneur. So far, I have not run out of planning ideas as to how and why the ideal corporate structure should be used by actual business owners or Accidental Entrepreneurs. The...more
Structuring the family business. This is a solution for every taxpayer to triple a Roth contribution. #assetprotection #estateplanning #retirementplanning #employeebenefits #entrepreneur #taxplanning...more
Nowotny On Death and Taxes episode #26, The Accidental Entrepreneur Part IV - Creating the Family Pension Plan speaks to a solution for every taxpayer to triple a Roth contribution....more
I have been pontificating ad nauseam some readers might say, on the benefits of structuring a family business and investment holdings in my recommended version of the ideal corporate set up. My recommended structure is the...more
Dramatic market shifts are causing family offices to reconsider their structures, especially family office compensation arrangements that are based on public market valuations. These same dynamics are creating opportunities...more
Family-owned businesses are often owned and controlled by family trusts. Trusts are used by families for estate planning, tax planning and asset protection. Family-owned government contractors with trust ownership structures...more
When a family business owner's goal is to ultimately pass ownership of the business on to the next generation, business succession planning and the owner's estate planning are inextricably linked. The most difficult issues...more