Lauren Benjamin

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Biography

Lauren Benjamin works with high-net-worth individuals and families to develop complex trust and estate planning strategies to preserve and protect wealth. She has experience designing and implementing sophisticated wealth transfer tools including grantor retained annuity trusts, dynasty trusts, leveraged sales to defective grantor trusts, family investment vehicles, and life insurance trusts. Lauren also has significant experience utilizing decanting and trust modification techniques to restructure and consolidate trusts, migrate trusts to reduce or eliminate state income tax exposure, and save significant transfer taxes. Lauren also regularly counsels clients on matters related to business succession planning, charitable transfers, and private foundations.

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates, 2023-2026

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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Private Wealth Services

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Princeton University, B.A., 2011
Law School Attended:
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Senior Editor, Washington University Law Review, 2017
Year of First Admission:
2017
Admission:
2017, Illinois
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Member, Chicago Bar Association, 2017-Present

Reported Cases:
Experience: Internship: Judicial Intern, Hon. David R. Grand, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2015
ISLN:
1000205868

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https://www.gtlaw.com

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