UC Law School symposium examines trusts in the business world

The Corporate Law Center at the University of Cincinnati College of Law will host the symposium “The Business Use of Trusts,” an examination of the multitude of uses of trusts in business contexts. The day-long event will be held 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m., March 15 in room114 of the law school. The symposium is free. CLE: 5.75 (pending approval)

Registration: https://law.uc.edu/corporate-law-symposium.html or contact Lori Strait (513-556-0117) or via email at lori.strait@uc.edu .

Around the world, trillions of dollars of assets are held in business trusts, yet this topic has avoided scholarly attention. To address this deficit, the symposium will bring leading academics and practitioners to Cincinnati, where a sophisticated legal community has long utilized trusts to meet its clients’ business needs.

Forms of Business Trusts, including mutual funds, pension funds, trust indentures, and business trusts from an indigenous perspective

Panelists include:

• William Birdthistle, Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law
• Grant Christensen, Associate Professor, University of North Dakota School of Law
• Steven Schwarcz, Stanley A. Star Professor of Law & Business, Duke University School of Law
• Natalya Shnitser, David & Pamela Donohue Assistant Professor, Boston College Law School

Choice-of-Entity and Theoretical Considerations, choosing business trusts to meet client objectives, as well as the applicability of corporate theories of the firm to business trusts

Panelists include:

• Eric Chaffee, Professor of Law, The University of Toledo College of Law
• Susan Gary, Orlando J. & Marian H. Hollis Professor, University of Oregon School of Law
• Peter B. Oh, Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
• Carla L. Reyes, Assistant Professor of Law, Director of Legal RnD, Michigan State College of Law

Fiduciary Investment and Succession Planning Issues, including business trusts in succession planning and fiduciary duties in bond, mutual fund, and collective trust investments

Panelists include:

• Goldburn P. Maynard Jr., Assistant Professor of Law, University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law
• Julia Meister, Partner, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
• Tong Yu, Professor of Finance, Real Estate, and Insurance and Risk Management, University of Cincinnati Lindner College of Business

Business Trusts in Comparative Perspective, including business trusts in the Anglo-American tradition, as well as in Hong Kong, China, and Singapore

Panelists include:

• Tom Gallanis, Associate Dean for Research, Allan D. Vestal Chair in Law, and Professor of History, the University of Iowa College of Law
• Lusina Ho, Harold Hsiao-Wo Lee Professor in Trust and Equity, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law
• Ryan Scott Teschner, Research Analyst, University of Florida Levin College of Law, Product Manager, Rheem Manufacturing
• Lee-Ford Tritt, Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law