ROSELAND, NJ (August 10, 2012) - Partner Anthony F. Vitiello was a featured presenter at the AICPA Advanced Estate Planning Conference held on July 23-25, 2012, at the Aria in Las Vegas, NV.
Vitiello’s session, “Lifetime Gifting stragties: A New Look at Old Favorites,” provided a general overview of, and new perspectives on, the most effective and widely-used lifetime gifting strategies, from creative uses of annual exclusion gifting to the most complex structuring of grantor retained annuity trusts and charitable split interest trusts. Vitielllo examined a hypothetical of how to incorporate multiple strategies into a tailored estate plan for an ultra-high-net-worth individual. Attendees walked away with a strong working knowledge (and great outline) of the major estate planning tools, and an appreciation for how to analyze a case and develop a complex estate plan.
With a legal background that encompasses almost two decades of practice in sophisticated estate planning for high and ultra-high net worth individuals, Vitiello is regularly consulted on complex tax controversies against the IRS, hard-fought estate litigation matters, and post-death estate administrations. He has authored a specialty chapter on Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts (GRATs) for the American Bar Association’s national publication: Practical Guide to Estate Planning, and he has been recognized by top industry magazines such as Worth Magazine’s “Top 100 Attorneys” list for all years of its publication (2005-2008), and more recently named in Best Lawyers (2011-2012) and Super Lawyers.
For more information, please contact Anthony Vitiello at (973) 535-0500 or avitiello@connellfoley.com.
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