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Zusatztext The practitioner and the academic will find this survey of great use. The contributors, well known practitioners in each jurisdiction, have assisted the editors in providing an important and fundamental advance in comparative knowledge of private foundations. Informationen zum Autor Dr Johanna Niegel joined Allgemeines Treuunternehmen (ATU) in 1999 and has specialized in international private foundations and trusts ever since. She has edited the annual special edtion of OUP's Trusts & Trustees journal, Private foundations: A World Review, since its inception in 2004. Johanna took a doctorate in law at the University of Vienna Law School, Austria, and graduated with a master's degree from Columbia University School of Law, New York, having obtained a Fulbright scholarship. She was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and holds the Parker School Recognition of Achievement with Honors in International and Foreign Law. Johanna is a full member of STEP and currently serves on the board of Verein STEP in Berne as well as sitting as Chairman of the Vaduz Centre of STEP Switzerland and Liechtenstein. Richard Pease has been offering legal counsel for two generations of private clients as a partner at Lenz and Staehelin, where he has practised for over 35 years. He holds an LLM in International Law from the University of Cambridge. Richard is a Member of the Academy of Trust and Estate Law and was Worldwide Chairman of STEP in 2006-7. He currently serves as Vice-President of STEP Worldwide and is a founder member and Emeritus Committee Member of the International Tax Planning Association. Klappentext The first book to analyse the law and practice in all key jurisdictions, Private Foundations World Survey systematically examines the fundamental aspects of setting up and running a private foundation in the main foundation jurisdictions. With 21 country-specific chapters, the book is a unique and invaluable resource in this evolving area. Zusammenfassung The first book to analyse the law and practice in all key jurisdictions, Private Foundations World Survey systematically examines the fundamental aspects of setting up and running a private foundation in the main foundation jurisdictions. With 21 country-specific chapters, the book is a unique and invaluable resource in this evolving area....
