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Ultra high-net-worth entertainers, film and television personalities and professional athletes (celebrities) require specialized estate and asset protection planning. In the past year, the media has been inundated with stories about the commercial and familial disputes in the entertainment and professional sports industries. We're all too familiar with the business confrontation between Charlie Sheen

K. Eli Akhavan, Managing Partner

February 1, 2012

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K. Eli Akhavan

Ultra high-net-worth entertainers, film and television personalities and professional athletes (celebrities) require specialized estate and asset protection planning. In the past year, the media has been inundated with stories about the commercial and familial disputes in the entertainment and professional sports industries. We're all too familiar with the business confrontation between Charlie Sheen and CBS/Warner Bros., the high profile divorces of Frank and Jamie McCourt (and the impact on the ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers), Arnold and Maria Schwarzenegger, Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez and of course, Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian. This plethora of tabloid fodder highlights the importance of estate and asset...

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About the Author

K. Eli Akhavan

Managing Partner, Akhavan Law Group LLP

 

K. Eli Akhavan is a managing partner of the Akhavan Law Group LLP. He was previously an associate in Moses & Singer's Trusts and Estates and Asset Protection practice groups. Eli counsels clients on sophisticated domestic and international estate planning, including advising high-net-worth individuals on their tax, wealth preservation and estate planning needs. He also provides guidance on business succession planning, asset protection trusts, and charitable planning. 

Before joining Moses & Singer, Eli was an associate at a prominent Long Island law firm where he represented clients on matters concerning asset protection planning, business succession planning, income taxation and charitable gifting. Prior to that, Eli was an associate at a major New York City law firm and counseled clients on complex partnerships, joint ventures and general taxation matters.