Overview
Michael Vandormael practices in the areas of federal, state, and international taxation; tax controversies and compliance; trusts and estates; probate; and business planning.
Michael represents U.S. and non-U.S. high net worth individuals and their families on various domestic and international tax matters. Having lived in Belgium and France, he understands the difficulties faced by families living in multiple jurisdictions including double taxation issues.
He counsels his international clients on cross-border succession, wealth preservation, pre-immigration and expatriation tax planning, through bilateral tax treaties, residency planning, family gifting, and transfers of wealth, trusts, and other investment and estate planning tools.
Michael advises foreign funds and investors acquiring U.S. real estate. He establishes custom investment structures addressing clients’ tax and non-tax objectives including debt and equity financings, succession transfers, probate avoidance, wealth preservation, and U.S. federal income and transfer tax minimization.
Michael also counsels numerous U.S. taxpayers on voluntary disclosure matters related to the failure to report foreign income, assets, and accounts on their U.S. income tax returns and international information returns (e.g., FBAR and Forms 8938, 5471, 8865, 3520, 8621, etc.).
Michael also represents various domestic and international business clients with general corporate and transactional matters, including contract negotiation and preparation, mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate governance, and employee relations.
He counsels businesses on life cycle events, including the formation and organization of business entities (i.e., corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships), seed financing and capital raises (e.g., preferred stock, convertible notes, SAFEs), acquisitions and reorganizations, and liquidations. Michael also advises businesses on key executive and employee incentive plans such as stock options and restricted stock plans.