From the innovative uses of stones as tools, to using the wheel, and to exploring modern technology beyond the earth’s atmosphere, human beings have always embraced science and technology to enhance quality of life

Unsurprisingly, technology and finance have always shared a symbiotic relationship, as the financial industry has always embraced the possibilities of modern technology to maximize efficiency and to gain competitive advantages. Currently, artificial intelligence (AI) is such a technology. More than the buzzword du jour, AI promises…

Welcome to the first issue of ‘Under the Basswood Tree‘ —Basswood Counsel’s official newsletter!

📌What’s inside?

1. Basswood this Quarter
– Basswood Counsel official launch
– Basswood Counsel joins the Global Chamber Baltimore/Washington region
– Global Integra International Conference Recap

2. Resource Hub
– Beneficial Ownership Information registration deadline approaching

The legal profession is often depicted either as an unapproachable, stiff and otherwise rigid collection of humanoids or as disheveled, rambling reciters of riddles, when in fact it is a dynamic, vibrant, and engaged kaleidoscope of tech savvy practitioners. As an industry forever anchored in selling time packaged with accumulated knowledge, establishing and securing enduring competitive advantages and leverage is critical for …

Almost all family offices have a structure that includes ownership of the family office partially through a dynasty trust for efficient estate and gift tax planning. The assets held in a dynasty trust are generation skipping transfer tax exempt and therefore the assets that are held in the dynasty trust are not subject to estate tax at each generational level, thus avoiding a haircut of wealth of 40 percent…

Basswood Counsel, formerly known as Klug Counsel, is pleased to announce its official launch. We are focused on advising clients on complex business transactions, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border deals, corporate law, domestic and international tax planning and structuring, investment management, fund formation, and private wealth planning. Our clients range from…

When there is a cross-border merger and acquisition there are additional complexities to plan for, typical acquisition planning in one country may be different than in another country, and the resulting tax implications can be…