ArentFox Schiff is hosting and sponsoring the 2025 NYSSCPA Private Wealth Conference on December 11th in New York. Speakers include AFS Partners Kevin Matz, Todd Angkatavanich, and Tracy McLaughlin.
ArentFox Schiff Partner Tracy McLaughlin, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates, will present on charitable trusts for estate and income tax savings at the NYSSCPA Tax and Financial Planning for Individuals Conference in New York on November 6, 2025.
ArentFox Schiff Partners Todd Angkatavanich, Dave Blickenstaff, and Kevin Matz will present at the 51st Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute.
AFS will host a two-part hybrid program (with a reception to follow) in our Chicago office, addressing timely topics for family offices, private clients, and their advisors. Speakers include AFS Partners David Blickenstaff, Adam Diederich, and Kevin Matz, and Associate Kirstie Brenson.
ArentFox Schiff is proud to announce that Partner Susan T. Bart was recognized by The National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) as an inductee into the Estate Planning Hall of Fame® and as a recipient of the Accredited Estate Planner® (Distinguished) designation for 2025.
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of partner Lauren Wolven to its growing Private Clients, Trusts & Estates practice in the firm’s Chicago office. Lauren brings over two and a half decades of experience in estate, tax, and succession planning. Her clients include high-net-worth individuals, corporate fiduciaries, and middle market business owners.
Over time, trusts have become much more complicated. They may own a wide variety of assets, including residences, real estate, interests in family business, and interests in increasingly complex financial instruments.
ACTEC Trust & Estate Talk Podcast, “Estate Planning Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) Part 2: Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Planning Strategies Post OBBBA”
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 132 attorneys have been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2026, with two attorneys highlighted as “Lawyers of the Year” and 66 attorneys listed as “Ones to Watch.”
Fredrick Weber will co-present with Andrew Fussner of the American Heart Association in a webinar for the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners on August 19th.
On July 4, President Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA),” more formally known as “H.R.1 – An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.”
ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that the firm’s Private Clients, Trusts & Estates group and 11 partners have been recognized by the Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2025 guide, which ranks the top attorneys and law firms for excellence in private wealth law.
Fredrick Weber will co-present with Andrew Fussner of the American Heart Association at the National Capital Gift Planning Council - Planned Giving Day 2025 on June 17 in Washington, DC.
Kevin Matz and his fellow panelists will discuss the estate planning opportunities presented by carried interest on June 5, 2025. The webinar is hosted by Strafford.
Fredrick Weber will co-present with Andrew Fussner of the American Heart Association at the conference in Phoenix, AZ on May 16, 2025. The conference is hosted by Arizona Charitable Gift Planners.