Laura Zwicker, Co-Chair of Greenberg Glusker's Private Client Services Group, is slated to speak during STEP New York's "What's Mine is Yours: Community Property Traps and Opportunities in the U.S. and Abroad" program in New York City the evening of October 21, 2025.

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When couples move, marry, divorce or invest across borders, community property quickly becomes a tax minefield—or a planning goldmine. Join us to decode how community vs. common law rules collide on divorce and death, how choice-of-law can flip outcomes, and where local law helps (or hurts) cross-border couples. The panel will explore the interplay of these rules in the U.S., Brazil, and Spain.

The program will cover:

How community property laws differ across U.S. states and internationally, with a focus on Brazil and Spain, and why these differences matter for families with cross-border ties.
Key income, gift, and estate tax considerations for couples holding community property.
The impact of moving between jurisdictions on the classification and division of marital assets, and how choice-of-law issues can affect outcomes in divorce and inheritance.
Strategies for structuring ownership, titling, and agreements to optimize tax results and protect client interests across borders.
Practical guidance when advising international families and migratory spouses with assets in multiple jurisdictions.

For attorneys seeking CLE credit, note that this event is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys.

Laura Zwicker'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 (2016-2025) for Private Wealth Law.

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