Alyssa Gault, Accounting Administrator for GSRP, has been accepted into membership in the Association of Legal Administrators (“ALA”). ALA is a professional organization that identifies and provides solutions to the most strategic and operational challenges law firms face today. Congratulations, Alyssa!
Cindy Grossman was elected as a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation, in recognition for her exceptional professional accomplishments and dedication to the advancement of the Texas legal system. The Foundation funds projects to promote justice, ethics in the legal profession, education of the public, research, and victim services. Each year, the top one-third of one percent of Texas attorneys are invited to become Fellows. We congratulate Cindy on her achievement and commitment to professionalism and the community.
GSRP Partners Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, Michael Ripp and Steve Phillips have been selected by Woodward White, Inc. for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2013.
Leslie Giordani has also been named for the 10th consecutive year to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2012 (as selected by Thomson Reuters). Additionally, Cindy Grossman has been named to the Texas Rising Stars list for 2012, as published by Super Lawyers magazine. This is Cindy’s fourth consecutive year to be to the Rising Stars list, which represents the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers in the State of Texas, as determined by Thomson Reuters.
Trust Matters Coordinator Bruce Kentros has been accepted as a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Founded in 1991, STEP has more than 20,000 members across the world from a range of professional backgrounds, and have broadened their emphasis to help its members become trusted advisors to families engaged in long-term wealth planning.
Bruce has expertise not only in the field of traditional investments but also in the area of hedge funds, funds of funds, leveraged funds, private equity funds, and venture investments. He also coordinates the firm’s professional relationships in the areas of international estate and asset protection planning.
The world is shrinking. Overseas connections are expanding. Families are spread across countries and continents. Many people in the United States (and U.S. citizens living abroad) are beneficiaries of foreign trusts or estates, and even more seek to invest overseas.
These trends have not gone unnoticed. Congress, the Internal Revenue Service, and other governmental agencies are ramping up enforcement efforts and getting results. The IRS hired about 3,300 new agents and tax compliance officers in 2009-2010 alone!
The regulatory landscape has changed dramatically since passage of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance provisions of the HIRE Act of 2010 (“FATCA”). And in recent years, the IRS has offered two separate voluntary disclosure programs to U.S. persons who had failed to fully report foreign assets.
GSRP is a law firm with in-house senior accounting expertise and a robust offshore and domestic tax compliance practice. The boutique nature of our firm allows us to deliver highly-personalized services. Our clients in the U.S. and abroad are much more than just files. Our technical expertise and proven processes, which utilize the latest technology, enable us to provide services that are reasonably-priced and timely-delivered.
This month, GSRP was recognized as a Tier One firm for Trusts & Estates in Austin by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms” in 2012 (selected by Woodward White, Inc.). In August, GSRP partners Leslie Giordani, Derry Swanger, Michael Ripp, and Steve Phillips were selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2012 by Woordward White, Inc.
Additionally, Michael Ripp, Mari Reed, and Cindy Grossman have been named to the Texas Rising Stars list for 2011, as published by Super Lawyers magazine. This is Cindy’s third consecutive year to be selected as a Rising Stars, which represent the top 2.5% of up-and-coming lawyers in the State of Texas, as determined by Thomson Reuters.
COO and Finance and Insurance Director Bob Chesner recently launched his new blog, “The Observation Deck.” This exciting new venture will focus on the integration of politics, taxes, economics, financial planning, and insurance.
The linkage between these has never been greater and will only continue to converge over time. The legislative and executive branches of the government will continue to have a greater influence on Wall Street and Main Street, and in turn, financial and tax planning. That will increase the need for appropriate risk management. When new tax code and financial regulations are passed, they impact each of us in ways known, unknown and sometimes unintended. The Observation Deck will highlight both the obvious and not so obvious consequences.
Congratulations to Amy Quiñones, who was promoted to GSRP’s Insurance Coordinator. In this role, Amy will be responsible for assisting in the design, implementation, and administration of offshore and domestic life insurance structures. She will gather the financial and medical information necessary to underwrite a policy, and work closely with the insurance brokers and carriers on underwriting and all post issuance matters.
Amy has been with GSRP since 2007. Prior to joining the firm, she was a financial analyst at Applied Materials, where she provided analysis on a variety of complex and diverse projects, created financial forecasts, and developed financial models.
GSRP is recognized as a Tier One firm for Trusts & Estates in Austin by U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in 2011 (selected by Woodward White, Inc.). Click here for the U.S. News & World Report – Best Lawyers® posting.
Leslie Giordani and Derry Swanger are named to the Texas Super Lawyers list for 2010, as published by Super Lawyers magazine. Super Lawyers represent the top 5% of lawyers in the State of Texas, as determined by Thomson Reuters. Each attorney is featured in the Texas Super Lawyers Edition in the October issue of Texas Monthly magazine. Click here for the Super Lawyers website
According to Mondaq, a comprehensive online resource for professionals, the article “Offshore Asset Protection For United States Clients,” authored by Leslie Giordani, received more traffic than any other article on the site. As a result, Mondaq recognized GSRP as “Contributor with Most Popular Article in the United States” for the month of May.
According to the site, the most popular article is determined at the end of each month, when Mondaq analyses which articles were read the most by our registered business readers. Readers may have viewed the article in one of several ways: via the website, one or more personalized newsletters or through a third-party site. Anonymous readers are not included in the analysis.