Chinese Inheritance Law: The Definitive Guide
This is a guest article by Jason Tian, a senior partner at Landing Law Offices in Shanghai, China. For more than ten years, he and his team have been offering legal services related to inheritance and estate planning for clients from countries outside China. Find more...
GDPR-10 Fundamentals you MUST know before the deadline
This Friday on May 25th, a new EU privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect. You might already know about it because your inbox has been flooded with Privacy Policy updates from big companies trying to comply with the law. GDPR is...
Do U.S. (New York) Courts Apply Foreign Forced Heirship for Real Estate Properties in the U.S.?
One of the challenges of international estate planning is ensuring that your estate plan will be governed by the relevant country’s laws. Estate planning laws vary significantly around the globe, and attempting to apply one country’s laws to an estate plan drafted...
Cross-Border Estate Planning for US Expats in Singapore
Living in Singapore is on many US citizens’ bucket lists for good reason. From incredible architecture and expatriate-friendly tax laws to a distinctly-unique local culture and one-of-a-kind natural ecosystem, Singapore offers lifestyle opportunities that are...
How to Do Estate Planning for Your Digital Assets
Regardless of your age, wealth, or occupation, there is a good chance that you have accumulated a significant amount of digital assets over your lifetime. So, what happens to these assets when you die? Although estate planning for digital assets is a relatively new...
How to Protect Your Business from Third-Party Vendors’ Data Breaches
If you own a business, you own (or at least have access to) information that you need to protect. From trade secrets and confidential R&D to customers’ credit card and personal data, you have a business interest in making sure this information is secure – and you...
