Juliette Gillespie

March 19, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

While digital assets, or more precisely, cryptocurrency, have made certain transactions simpler, they have complicated the estate planning process. Clients who have acquired such assets must incorporate them into their estate planning documents or risk losing them forever.

By Matthew Rheingold

10 minute read

March 18, 2021 | Corporate Counsel

Israeli tech innovation and the Emirati business platform create enticing opportunities; international arbitration and third-party funding can help navigate the risks.

By Eli Schulman

11 minute read

March 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

With a functioning Cannabis Regulatory Commission, New Jersey is poised to activate its adult-use cannabis market. How long until this new market is open for business? For answers, we look to the licensing process timelines under CREAMMA.

By Michael F. Schaff and Lisa Gora

6 minute read

March 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

With a Democratic majority now settled into Washington, estate planners are contemplating the potential impact on the estate and gift tax exemption previously increased by the preceding Republican administration.

By Daniela P. Catrocho and Richard D. Sanders

9 minute read

March 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

An overview of evidence issues and the accompanying rules that are frequently encountered in Family Part litigation, including real-world examples to reinforce that you must be able to navigate the rules; after all, your adversary may know them well.

By Matheu D. Nunn and Matthew James Troiano

9 minute read

March 18, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Parties and practitioners alike should be mindful that a parent's or former spouse's financial relationship to their children and former spouse can continue past death and should adequately plan for this continuing relationship.

By Brian P. McCann and Kristen E. Marinaccio

10 minute read

March 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

The effects of the pandemic have created especially advantageous opportunities for wealth transfer planning; specifically, opportunities arising from depressed asset values and low interest rates, coupled with the current high federal exemptions.

By Judson M. Stein and Lauren P. Nakachi

9 minute read

March 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

In some cases, it could serve the grantor well to consider the possibility of litigation and how a dispute might play out before the courts of one jurisdiction versus another. This can be particularly true where a grantor has specific concerns regarding a litigious beneficiary or family member.

By Timothy M. Ferges

8 minute read

March 16, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

For many clients in 2020, estate planning became a pressing need, and that need has continued in 2021. If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is that preparedness and flexibility are key. For those who have not yet done so, the time to focus on estate planning is now.

By Jill Lebowitz and Abbey Horwitz

9 minute read

March 15, 2021 | Law.com

Statements and omissions arising from legitimate, subjective business judgments that allegedly become misleading only with the benefit of hindsight are insufficient to create the "strong inference" of intent necessary to satisfy the heightened standard for pleading a securities fraud claim.

By Michael W. Mitchell, Edward Roche and Derek Sutton

6 minute read