When you want to protect assets but not lose control

A trust is a tool that can offer a smart wealth management setup, whether to protect family, secure a business or pass on values to the next generation. It allows you to separate assets from the founder, but retain influence over how and who they serve.

Trusts are increasingly being used not only in the private sphere but also in the business environment. However, their proper establishment and set-up is crucial from defining their purpose to governance rules to protecting them from potential abuse.

If you're thinking about a trust as a way to protect assets, deal with an inheritance or plan for the future, legal advisory is a necessary step to make things work the way you want them to.

In my expertise, I focus in particular on the following:

• Setting up a trust (including drafting a statute and defining its purpose)
• Legal protection of assets from the enforcement proceedings or inheritance proceedings
• Setting up a trust for the intergenerational transfer of family assets
• Administration of the trust (relationship between founder, trustee and beneficiaries)
• Settlement of disputes concerning the fulfilment of the purpose of the fund or the rights of the beneficiaries
• Use of the trust for business purposes or holding structures