Trusts in Succession: Do Civil and Common Law Perspectives Clash?
Laura Zwicker, Greenberg Glusker Private Client Services Chair, is slated to speak on the "Trusts in Succession: Do Civil and Common Law Perspectives Clash?" panel on Thursday, March 27 during the ALM | Law.com Private Client Exchange Switzerland conference to be held at Guarda Val in Lenzerheide, Switzerland .
Panel Description
Although trusts are often associated with common law jurisdictions, how do they interact with civil law in cross-border succession? This session will explore the key challenges and implications.
Laura’s practice focuses on advising multinational and domestic families across generations on the tax, trust, and philanthropic issues involved in global and domestic wealth transfer. Laura provides tailored advice on tax residency and pre-immigration and emigration structuring, counsels founders on liquidity event planning, and serves as outside counsel to family offices and fiduciaries on a variety of planning issues, including the implications of family members and beneficiaries becoming U.S. tax resident. Laura partners with leading legal, tax, and family office advisors across Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, to ensure integrated structuring that best achieves clients’ objectives across jurisdictions. Laura has received many accolades, including being ranked in Band 1 in Chambers and Partners Global High Net Worth Guide (2016-2024) for Private Wealth Law.