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I Want To Disappear: The Power of Grief

As much as I love writing about the law, it’s important to sometimes take a moment to acknowledge the people that it affects. I’ve noticed that over the past few months I’ve worked with several clients who felt motivated to revisit their estate planning after the death of someone they knew. But, in each case, the death didn’t impact the planning; the deceased wasn’t a beneficiary or trustee of the….

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Further Assessing Drake’s Estate Planning Needs

Nearly two years ago, I wrote a blog post titled “Assessing Drake’s Estate Planning Needs”. The post looked at rap sensation Drake’s assets vis-à-vis his intent for his son Adonis to be the sole beneficiary of his estate, and the various considerations that he ought to have in planning for the effective transition of his wealth to Adonis. Yet, as any advisor in this space knows, the estate planning discussion….

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Estate Planning for The Likes of Taylor Swift: Considerations for Music Artists

With summer concerts, tours, and music festivals in full swing, I thought I would share estate planning considerations unique to music artists (the performing artists and songwriters, unless specified otherwise, the “artist”). I will use Taylor Swift as an example because the Taylor Swift/Scooter Braun controversy is helpful to my discussion. The Controversy; Nuances Connected to Estate Planning for Music Artists Copyrights are an asset class that should be discussed….

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Contracts, Estate Planning, Wills

Assessing Drake’s Estate Planning Needs

As a Toronto native, I couldn’t help but listen to rapper Drake’s highly-anticipated new album Certified Lover Boy, which he released just a few weeks ago. In fact, it has been enjoying record-breaking streaming numbers from music fans around the world, amassing a staggering 153 million global Spotify streams in its first 24 hours of release. Drake and his music are clearly influential on a global level. Drake’s songs have….

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