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Chambers and Partners has again recognized McGuireWoods as one of the top private wealth services firms in the United States in its High Net Worth Guide. McGuireWoods earned a nationwide ranking — as it has each year since the guide’s 2016 inception — and ratings for Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia. Chambers also selected partners Michael Barker, Benjamin Candland, Jean Gordon Carter, Kristen Frances Hager, Meghan Gehr Hubbard, Michele McKinnon, William Sanderson and …

Chambers and Partners has again recognized McGuireWoods as one of the top private wealth services firms in the United States in its High Net Worth Guide. McGuireWoods earned a nationwide ranking — as it has each year since the guide’s 2016 launch — and ratings for Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia. Chambers also selected partners Michael Barker, Ben Candland, Jean Gordon Carter, Kristen Frances Hager, Meghan Gehr Hubbard, Michele McKinnon, Bradley Ridlehoover, William …

Chambers and Partners has once again recognized McGuireWoods as one of the top private wealth services firms in the United States in its prestigious High Net Worth Guide. McGuireWoods earned a nationwide ranking — as it has each year since the guide’s 2016 launch — and ratings for Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia.Chambers also selected partners Michael Barker, Ben Candland, Jean Gordon Carter, Andrea C. Chomakos, Kristen Frances Hager, Meghan Gehr Hubbard …

Chambers and Partners has once again recognized McGuireWoods as one of the top private wealth services firms in the United States in its prestigious High Net Worth Guide. The firm earned a nationwide ranking — as it has each year since the guide’s 2016 launch — and ratings for Virginia, North Carolina and the District of Columbia. Chambers also singled out nine McGuireWoods lawyers for individual honors. Partner Charles D. “Skip” Fox IV was ranked as …

… corporate trustees on estate planning and administration, was hailed as “a brilliant communicator who can distill anything for any audience.”Carter is recognized as one of North Carolina’s top tax and estate planning lawyers. “She has a deep knowledge of the law, an ability to explain in layman’s terms,” a client said. “She's kind, timely in responses, and generous with her own time.”Chomakos co-chairs the firm’s fiduciary litigation …

Bloomberg Law sought out the insights of McGuireWoods partner Michael Barker in a June 24 story on effects the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in North Carolina Department of Taxation v. Kaestner will have on estate planning.A unanimous court ruled June 21 that a trust beneficiary’s North Carolina residency alone is an insufficient connection for the state to tax the trust. North Carolina was determined to have an insufficient nexus for constitutional …

Bloomberg Law turned to McGuireWoods trusts and estates partners Andrea Chomakos and Michael Barker for context and insight in covering U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on April 16 in a case with nationwide implications for estate planning.At issue in North Carolina Department of Revenue v. The Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust is whether the residency of a trust beneficiary in a state is enough of a connection for the state to tax …

Bloomberg Tax sought out McGuireWoods partner Michael Barker for his insights on unintended consequences posed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposal to boost estate taxes on the wealthy and close loopholes in the tax code.Sanders, a liberal independent from Vermont exploring a 2020 Democratic presidential run, filed a bill last week that targets strategies high-net-worth individuals use to minimize estate and gift taxes and would boost the estate tax rate from …

Probate & Property Magazine — a publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law — features as the lead story in its January-February 2019 issue an article co-authored by Richmond partner Michael Barker on qualified personal residence trusts.QPRTs are a mainstay of wealthy clients who want to protect personal real property and safely pass it on to succeeding generations, but they’re not a panacea, Barker and his …

… Business LawBrian C. Riopelle, Richmond, Intellectual PropertyStephen W. Robinson, Tysons, Labor/EmploymentRodney A. Satterwhite, Richmond, Labor/EmploymentThomas J. Stallings, Richmond, Health LawJonathan T. Tan, Richmond, Civil LitigationJ. Tracy Walker IV, Richmond, Appellate Law

Immediately after Congress passed sweeping tax reform legislation, reporters turned to McGuireWoods for analysis of how the new law will affect individuals and businesses.For a Dec. 21 story, Forbes relied on a legal alert written by partner Ron Aucutt and members of the firm’s nationally recognized Private Wealth Services Group — including Kevin Bender, Kate Hennigs and Michael Barker — to help explain how high-net-worth clients can take advantage of a temporary increase …

… Commission. She represents utility clients in complex regulatory litigation, including proceedings involving base rate and rider cost recovery, acquiring certificates of public convenience and necessity, and other matters. Mark E. Shaffer (Complex Commercial Litigation – Tysons) concentrates his practice on eminent domain, construction, commercial litigation, contract disputes, financial services and landlord/tenant disputes. He also handles business/partnership disputes, land use issues, and trust and estate disputes. Elizabeth M.Z. Timmermans (Financial Services Litigation – Raleigh …

McGuireWoods partner Andrea Chomakos (Charlotte) and associate Michael Barker (Richmond) analyzed the complexity of North Carolina’s law governing the inheritance rights of surviving spouses in an article for the July edition of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Estate Planning & Fiduciary Law Newsletter.Chomakos and Barker are members of the firm’s nationally recognized Private Wealth Services group. In their article, “My Spouse Died and All I Got Was . . . Challenges in Determining and Asserting …

The Richmond Times-Dispatch quoted Richmond associate Michael Barker (Tax and Employee Benefits) in a May 14 story about the risks associated with not having a will or trust. The article noted that an estimated 55 percent of Americans die without a will or estate plan, according to an American Bar Association study. “The primary reason most folks don’t do an estate plan, be it a will or a trust, is because they have …