Established and lead Family Office for a +$1B family, collaborating with client advisors on legal, accounting and tax matters. Developed and implemented controls, systems, and policies for the Family Office and provide family services across multiple disciplines.

Managed private family foundation making annual grants in excess of $6MM, including drafting grants, due diligence, Form 990 reporting, grantee relations.

Laura advises and represents stakeholders in estate controversy matters, including will and trust contests, trust construction and reformation actions, capacity and undue influence cases, trustee removal requests and proceedings for advice and instructions. Frequent defense of corporate and individual fiduciaries, representation of beneficiaries and heirs, and counsel to closely-held family businesses, executives and shareholders. Extensive experience in the settlement of complex family wealth disputes.

Maintain complex commercial litigation practice with experience in trust and estate controversies, business torts, contract disputes and closely-held entity conflicts. Significant pre-litigation counseling and alternative dispute resolution experience.