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Mr. Blattmachr is a Principal in ILS Management, LLC and a retired member of Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy LLP in New York, NY and of the Alaska, California and New York Bars. He is recognized as one of the most creative trusts and estates lawyers in the country and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America. He has written and lectured extensively on estate and trust taxation and charitable giving.

Mr. Blattmachr graduated from Columbia University School of Law cum laude, where he was recognized as a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, and received his A.B. degree from Bucknell University, majoring in mathematics. He has served as a lecturer-in-law of the Columbia University School of Law and is an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University Law School in its Masters in Tax Program (LLM). He is a former chairperson of the Trusts & Estates Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and of several committees of the American Bar Association. Mr. Blattmachr is a Fellow and a former Regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and past chair of its Estate and Gift Tax Committee. He is author or co-author of eight books and more than 500 articles on estate planning and tax topics.

Among professional activities, which are too numerous to list, Mr. Blattmachr has served as an Advisor on The American Law Institute, Restatement of the Law, Trusts 3rd; and as a Fellow of The New York Bar Foundation and a member of the American Bar Foundation.

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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and Trusts

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Nov 21, 2024
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing deadline for the CTA is end of year 2024 and there is limited time to address filings. Under the CTA, information about the Beneficial Owners of certain ‘small’ entities must be provided to the…
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Republican Victory: How Estate Planners Can Stay Relevant and Keep Practice Momentum

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Nov 14, 2024
President Trump has won the White House. The Republicans have control over the Senate, and may gain control over the House. Estate planning has been focused on planning to use bonus exemption and planning for possible enactment of a…
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Loper Bright Supreme Court Decision: Opportunity to Reassess Tax Positions

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Sep 5, 2024
The Loper Bright case, decided by SCOTUS at the beginning of July, and which overruled its 1984 decision in Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., represents a generation change in the importance of all Federal regulations from…
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Supreme Court Holding In Connelly Requires that Redemption Agreements be Reconsidered

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Jun 24, 2024
On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in a closely held business valuation case that will have significant impact on many family and closely held businesses.  (Connelly v. United States, U.S., No. 23-146,…
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Noncompete Ban: What Every Estate Planner Must Know About the FTCs New Rule and Its Impact on Estate…

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. May 23, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new Rule prohibiting noncompete agreements. While this has been the subject of considerable discussion among employment and corporate attorneys, similar attention has yet to be given to this…
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Heckerling Themes and Takeaways: Reviewing the Most Important Topics Discussed at the 2024 Institute

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Jan 25, 2024
The 58th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning was held in Orlando, Florida, on January 8-12, 2024. The Institute is the preeminent estate planning conference of the year and always has a week full of valuable seminar sessions…
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A Deeper Dive Into The Corporate Transparency Act

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Dec 18, 2023
There have already been many webinars discussing the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) so this webinar will build on that foundation and take a more detailed “deeper dive” into what everyone (practitioners, Reporting Companies, Beneficial…
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Corporate Transparency Act: Steps to Take in 2023

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Dec 4, 2023
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) takes effect January 1, 2024. Every new entity will have to file information with FinCEN and if not face severe penalties. By 2025 all reporting entities will have to file. It is estimated that 32…
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Introduction to the Corporate Transparency Act

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Nov 22, 2023
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) takes effect January 1, 2024. Every new entity will have to file information with FinCEN and if not face severe penalties. By 2025 all reporting entities will have to file. It is estimated that 32…
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Are you Prepared for the Corporate Transparency Act?

Jonathan G. Blattmachr Esq. Nov 20, 2023
This course will review the highlights, requirements, and framework to understand and address the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), but it will go much deeper than just summarizing the new rules. This program will provide practical…
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