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Wealth Management (Audio) Dead Celebrity Podcast: Episode 2 – Robin Williams Planned It Right — With Guest Avi Z. Kestenbaum

In this episode of Dead Celebrity, by Informa WealthManagement.com, David Lenok and Avi Kestenbaum discuss the estate plan of beloved comedian and Oscar-winning actor Robin ...

November 7, 2019

Contractors for MTA May be exposed to debarment

By Manny A. Frade The NYS legislature passed a law that can effectively result in prohibiting contractors from performing government work for five years. The new ...

October 22, 2019

New York State Bans Inquiries Into Salary History

Effective January 6, 2020, all employers in New York State are prohibited from asking about or relying on the salary history of an applicant or ...

October 22, 2019

Contractors For MTA May Be Exposed To Debarment

By Manny A. Frade The NYS legislature passed a law that can effectively result in prohibiting contractors from performing government work for five years. The ...

October 22, 2019

Is a Prenup Really Necessary for Assets in a Spendthrift Trust?

It’s a Family Affair: Is a Prenup Really Necessary for Assets in a Spendthrift Trust answers the question asked by its co-authors Stephen Breitstone, the Head ...

September 10, 2019

Ensuring Your Company’s Digital Business Runs Smoothly

By Pedram A. Tabibi Does your company have a website, app, social media or use software or the cloud? If the answer is yes, please ...

August 2, 2019

NY Post: Charity in hot water over Epstein connection

When a problem or audit relates to a charity or a nonprofit affecting the celebrated or, as in this case, the notorious, journalists and clients ...

July 16, 2019

Trusts & Estates Magazine: From the Legal Bar to the Health Bar

Avi Z. Kestenbaum, co-chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trust & Estates practice group, and Joy Spence an associate in the Private Wealth & Taxation practice group, ...

July 9, 2019

The United States Supreme Court to decide whether federal Civil Rights Law will protect LGBT workers from workplace discrimination

The United States Supreme Court has announced it will decide whether the federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian, and transgender workers from workplace discrimination ...

June 28, 2019

A Chat With Ira Halperin on Cash Flow, the Role of In-House Counsel in the M&A process, and the 2019 M&A Outlook

By Ira R. Halperin Question: You have stated to us that understanding cash flow and Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) in a business ...

June 14, 2019