Protect your Soft Assets
Our firm provides the corporate counsel necessary to navigate the legal issues raised by internet and digital technologies. Our clients include technology startups, as well as, more seasoned "legacy" companies which require protection of software, trade secrets, and other soft assets in cyberspace. We also counsel clients on website compliance as it relates to required legal disclosures in terms and conditions, privacy policies, and emerging issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Other Representation
Our firm has also represented clients involved in disputes arising from emerging technologies, including digital copyright issues, online defamation and rights of publicity, trademarks, trade secrets, and disputes involving technology licensing and software-as-a-service (SaaS). The firm's attorneys stay educated in emerging technologies and seek practical and efficient resolutions to potentially complex situations.
What is Asset Protection
The concept of and strategies for guarding one's wealth. Asset protection planning implements strategies to limit creditor access to certain personal and business assets, while operating within the bounds of debtor-creditor law. We tailor strategies to the specific needs of our clients using domestic and international trusts, business entities, and other effective methods and tools.
What Services Do We Offer
Whether your needs are limited to a protective LLC or you require foreign trusts or corporate structures, we will evaluate your particular situation and implement the appropriate plan. Our firm also analyzes potential exposure to individuals and businesses and provides strategies to insulate vulnerable assets. Gary’s book on asset protection, now in its second edition, is sold internationally as a resource to clients and their financial advisors.
Whom Do We Provide Services To
We cater to the professional, entrepreneur and investor seeking customized domestic and international asset protection strategies.
Resources
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Check out Gary Forster’s book, Asset Protection for Professionals, Entrepreneurs & Investors.
Tax Law Service Offering
Our firm has broad experience structuring both domestic and international business transactions and estate assets to minimize tax exposure. We have handled hundreds of business transactions and estate plans and understand that limiting the tax impact of the proposed transfer or reorganization is critical. Our firm offers the full range of domestic and international tax research and planning. We counsel clients on the best tax strategy for expansion, gifts and trusts, as well as business succession, immigration, and expatriation strategies.
Other Tax Law Areas
We also handle tax controversies, representing clients in disputes with the Internal Revenue Service and the Florida Department of Revenue. We have obtained favorable private letter rulings and offers-in-compromise, as well as significant tax savings for clients in administrative and judicial tax proceedings. The firm has several attorneys who hold the degree of Master of Laws in Taxation and many of our attorneys are licensed in U.S. Tax Court. ForsterBoughman prides itself on serving as tax counsel to a variety of prominent CPAs and financial advisors.