We represent clients entering into agreements, such as partnership or joint venture agreements or contracts for the sale or purchase of property, with the goal of avoiding disputes in the future while striving to achieve the best business, legal and tax result for that client.
Ernest established the firm with offices in Pennsylvania and London in 2005, providing professional services to multinational individual, corporate and private equity clients.
Our International Tax Practice is supported extensively from our U.S. office, encompassing not only all aspects of US tax law but also the many other areas that play a role in any structuring or transactional assignment.
We represent clients entering into agreements, such as partnership or joint venture agreements or contracts for the sale or purchase of property, with the goal of avoiding disputes in the future while striving to achieve the best business, legal and tax result for that client.
ERNEST LEE LLP
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Legal and Advisory Services
Legal and Advisory
Our legal and advisory practice strives to provide simple answers to the most complex problems. We advise clients on issues of estate planning and administration, business and corporate law, real estate law,civil and commercial litigation and bankruptcy.
We offer contract and dispute settlement negotiation services. We draft and negotiate contracts, either as a part of a series of contracts, or as a one-off single engagement. We assist in settling disputes both formally and informally, often finding solutions that neither party had previously considered.
Estate and Trusts
We provide personal, one-on-one attention to our estate planning clients, providing the highest quality service and advice to ensure your goals are met.
We are dedicated to providing our clients with quality estate planning resources. We want you to feel comfortable discussing such an important issue concerning both you and your family with us. We also want to arm you with the information you need to make an informed decision about your family's future.
If you have a well-drafted estate plan in place, you'll ensure that your estate passes to whom you want, when you want, and is carried out in the manner you've chosen. You can rest assured that your family won't have to endure the public process and costly matter of probate.
The government won't be able to take what you've spent a lifetime building. But you need to be aware of the many options that exist in estate planning - and you must choose your attorney wisely. We want you to feel confident about the choices you make.
The firm has strong relationships with outside financial planners and helps our individual and business clients navigate a variety of legal issues including the following:
- Drafting simple and complex wills
- Establishing trusts
- Asset protection and management
- Minimizing estate, gift, and transfer taxes
- Business succession planning
- Health care decision making
- Estate and trust administration
- Guardianship
- Probate