International Estate Planning & Business Attorneys

In providing highly personalized and comprehensive legal services for wealthy international clients, our attorneys can manage any business planning, transaction, licensing, or contract needs as well as estate planning services such as wills, trusts, succession, and tax planning. We live our Latin culture every day, so our clients feel right at home as we help them protect their U.S. investments now and for future generations.

International Estate Planning

International Business Planning

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MEG Cares℠

Our annual maintenance program, MEG Cares℠, is a valuable service that will ensure that your estate plan continues to meet your needs for the rest of your life.

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The Definitive Blue Book of Estate Planning for Foreign Millionaires

Discover unique estate planning challenges. Download our guide for Mexican and Latin American investors.

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DocuBank®: Instant Access to Vital Documents

DocuBank is an online document storage system that gives you 24/7 access to your important legal documents. We offer this valuable service to our clients.

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Highly Personalized, Forward-thinking Legal Services

There is no denying that our clients are good at what they do. Whether an entrepreneur, business owner, or professional, they have all proven themselves to be shrewd and successful high-net-worth individuals. However, that doesn’t mean they understand cross-border business and international inheritance law, nor should they have to. That’s our job! While you’re running your business and enjoying your success, you can leave the legal issues to attorneys who understand the special concerns of ultra-wealthy, multinational families like yours.

Why We Are the Best Choice for You

You have many law firms to choose from, both in the United States and in your home country, so why choose MEG International Counsel? Because you simply won’t find another firm that does what we do.

Having worked with very wealthy clients for many years, we understand that a certain level of service is expected, and we provide that. When you call, you speak to your attorney right away—not to a secretary or assistant. We strive to personally answer emails from clients within two hours. When we quote a fee for a legal service, you can be sure that fee includes everything—every document, court appearances, meetings with you and your other advisors, registration and filing fees, etc.

Because of this level of service, we are not the most inexpensive firm around, and we admit that. But unlike other firms, we do not bill by the hour and burden you with stacks of billing statements every month. When we quote you a fee for a service, we guarantee that is all you will pay and that we will do all the work necessary to get it done. This allows you to stay in control of your legal expenses.

Why choose us? Because with MEG International Counsel, you will get highly personalized, forward-thinking legal services you won’t find anywhere else. And no matter where you live or where your travels take you, our cutting-edge technology allows us to stay in touch and continue to work for you.

Our Planning and Implementation Process Step-by-Step

First Step: A planning session

The MEG Process℠ starts with a vital information gathering and planning session. This includes a telephone, videoconference, or personal meeting with you and any advisors you would like to include. We take the necessary time to understand your needs and unique circumstances surrounding your present situation. We will answer your questions and give you clarity about international regulations and requirements. During the planning session, we will begin to design and jointly set the objectives, options, and planning possibilities for your future. You will understand exactly the work that must be carried out in order to successfully accomplish your goals.

Second Step: Design Stage

During this stage, the lawyers, advisers, and assigned MEG International Counsel staﬀ will gather additional details and further information to begin to apply the solutions and objectives set in the previous session. We work with you and your advisors to ensure all national and international requirements are satisfied and your needs are met. Once all the information is obtained, we will begin to write and prepare all the documentation specific to your situation.

Third Step: Signing Session

In this session, we will meet once more with you by videoconference or around a table, to finalize and sign the necessary documentation for the implementation of the entrusted strategy, plan, or business. Likewise, with the desire to be more eﬃcient with the times of all involved, you will have the presence of a “Notary Public” to certify the documents that require it. If we meet long distance, we will deliver to you all the necessary documentation via a courier company, for your signature and return to our oﬃces.

Fourth Step: Delivery

Once the transfers of property, changes in records of banks or financial entities, records before government agencies, and funding works of the estate plans are finalized, you will receive your original documents duly ordered in a special portfolio or folder, as well as in digital form on a USB or custom flash drive.

Fifth Step: Maintenance

While we can have the knowledge related to taxes, applicable legislation, and planning techniques and strategies, the reality is that we do not know and cannot anticipate when you will be disabled or die, when laws are changed, goods are added, consumed, or replaced, what your family dynamics will be at any time, or how your priorities may change in the future. Therefore, for the first year from the delivery of the documents, you will be registered in our annual maintenance plan, MEG Cares℠, and where appropriate, in the DocuBank® membership, at no additional charge.

Dedicated Business and Estate Planning Attorneys Licensed in the U.S. and Mexico Helping Clients Protect Their Wealth Across Borders and for Future Generations

As a successful Latin American professional with investments in the United States, or an entrepreneur doing business here, you need lawyers who not only understand your need for highly personalized, top-quality service, but who also speak your language and share your culture. At MEG International Counsel, PC, our dually licensed attorneys work exclusively with high-net-worth international clients on business and estate planning concerns. We make every client feel like they’re our only client.

What We Do for Our Mexican and Latin American Clients

As a small, highly specialized firm, we are able to provide personalized legal services that bigger American firms just can’t provide. The husband and wife team of Antonio and María Elia Gastélum bring their professional expertise on Mexican law and their degrees from one of the top law schools in Mexico to the practice of international law in California and Texas to serve Latin American businesspeople with interests in the United States. We focus on two practice areas:

International estate planning. As a wealthy, multinational family with investments in the U.S., you must take special care to structure your assets to be tax-efficient and to preserve your wealth for generations to come. If you have beneficiaries who are American citizens, their inheritances will be subject to U.S. estate tax unless you have a plan in place to avoid this. Our extensive experience with trusts, estates, and wealth management for international clients will ensure that every contingency is considered to protect your wealth for multiple generations.
International business planning and transactions. Our business legal services include international business, tax planning, contracts, intellectual property, real estate, and other cross-border matters, including aircraft financing and regulations, and registration of yachts and other marine vessels. Our real estate services include providing advice on property purchases, sales, investments, and retitling issues. Our services extend to both American and foreign citizens as well as private and public companies. We can also act as general counsel for your international business.

Our attorneys focus on providing personal and comprehensive services to our clients, whatever and wherever their international business and estate planning needs are.

We Build Lifelong Relationships

Whether we are helping you create an estate plan, assisting with business transactions, facilitating real estate deals, or anything else, we personally guide you through every step of the process—we’re totally committed to your success. When you hire us, there is no limit to the number of questions we will answer or the number of explanations we will provide. Our deliverables are guaranteed for a year, and you are free to make any changes you need during that time—at no additional charge. Our goal is to build a lifelong business relationship and a personal friendship with each of our clients. Very few estate planning and business attorneys in California and Texas are prepared to do this, nor do they understand international law the way we do. Contact us today to find out what we can do for you.

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