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概述

Matthew McKim is a seasoned international tax and trust lawyer, bringing twenty years of experience counseling clients on a wide range of U.S. and non-U.S. tax planning matters. Matt’s clients range from entrepreneurs wishing to establish a family office, to established global families managing their own wealth in the multibillions, to some of the world’s most renowned trust companies. Matt has extensive experience with a wide range of global family structures and common issues and prides himself on delivering efficient, strategic and results-oriented solutions for his clients.

He regularly assists clients (most often multinationals and their families) in navigating the United States legal system, generally from a tax perspective, but also with respect to the various other considerations which arise when families (or select family members) move to, or invest in, the United States. Matt has been referred to by his clients as their “global quarterback”, wherein he works with families to identify legal considerations (tax and non-tax alike) and provide solutions that are tax-efficient in nature but most importantly capture the client’s business needs and family succession considerations. Matt is versatile and resolute on delivering innovative, yet practical, legal strategies.

Matt has significant experience working with families in Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa, PRC, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and, of course, the United States. He considers himself fortunate to work with some of the most successful businessmen, businesswomen, former politicians, professional athletes and celebrities in these regions and the trust companies and private banks that act for them.

Select examples of Matthew’s prior firm experience include:

  • Represented numerous non-U.S. families immigrating to the United States and providing tax and family succession advice related to the various considerations which arise (commonly referred to as “pre-immigration planning”).
  • Represented families with respect to “institutionalization” of their wealth over multiple generations and jurisdictions, including establishment of private and licensed trust companies, family banks, and related structures facilitating their needs.
  • Represented numerous non-U.S. families seeking to succeed assets to younger U.S. generations in a tax-efficient manner (commonly referred to as “foreign grantor trust” planning) and all tax aspects that arise throughout the chronological stages of such planning, to include, significantly, managing all of the considerations (whether a current or future issue) of the “accumulation distribution” regime (DNI/UNI) and “controlled foreign corporations” and “passive foreign investment companies”.
  • Represented U.S. families investing outside of the United States and implementation of planning involving “controlled foreign corporations” and “passive foreign investment companies”.
  • Significant experience managing “global reporting” for multinational families, to include classification, registration and reporting under both the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and the “Common Reporting Standard” (CRS).
  • Represented numerous U.S. families “expatriating” from the United States and ensuring that such a move is done in the most tax efficient manner possible (commonly referred to as “expatriation planning”).
  • Represented non-U.S. family in an acquisition of a majority stake in non-U.S. consortium invested in a circa US$2 billion acquisition and redevelopment project of a trophy property in one of the top markets in the United States. 
  • Represented European based registered trust company’s rearrangement of its headquarters to the United States, establishment of a U.S. trust company and development of its U.S. based product designed for LATAM families.
  • Represented on tax and other related legal considerations of numerous non-U.S. families on the acquisition and ownership of various United States assets.
  • Represented private equity and hedge funds organized in the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Barbados and the British Virgin Islands in connection with acquisitions of U.S. businesses and various other business issues.
  • Represented a private equity fund in connection with planning for an allocation of US$1 billion of cancellation of debt income and tax characterization issues.
  • Represented on tax structuring matters related to the formation of a German-based private equity raising US$1 billion to invest in seagoing cargo vessels having operational connections with U.S. ports.

教育背景

  • 乔治敦大学法律中心, 法学硕士
  • Nova Southeastern University, 法学博士
  • Youngstown State University, 学士

执业资格

  • 伊利诺伊州
  • Ohio

承认

  • Named in Chambers High Net Worth Guide in Private Wealth Law (2018)

联系

  • Member, Private Client Global Elite (2019-2023)
  • Member, Global Leaders Forum (Wealth Management)