Located in Washington DC, Ashford International Law PLLC is a premier boutique law firm that provides comprehensive estate and tax law services tailored to the unique needs of international families.

We advise on:

  • Estate planning, with focus on
    • non-US citizens, or
    • non-US assets;
    • non-US beneficiaries (including planning for US citizens with family members residing overseas);
  • Tax-optimized cross-border asset planning:
    • retirement planning
    • asset titling;
  • Tax compliance regarding
    • foreign assets,
    • foreign income, or
    • cross-border financial transactions;
  • Estate settlements (inheritances) with international aspects:
    • non-US decedents,
    • non-US beneficiaries, or
    • non-US assets;
  • For inheritances and planning with assets located in Germany please visit our dedicated site GermanInheritance.com.
  • German-speaking visitors looking for information on inheritances in the US please visit our dedicated site erben-USA.com.

TYPICAL MATTERS

  • Estate planning for couples with assets over USD 10 million whose adult children reside in Western Europe — advised also on life-time gifts;
  • Settlement of estates over USD 10 million with beneficiaries who reside in Western Europe — including advice on taxation.

RECENT EVENTS

November 17th, 2023

Dr. Ashford held a presentation before a committee of the American Bar Association Real Property Trusts and Estates section on the complications of non-US persons being designated beneficiaries of US trusts, especially conduit and accumulation trusts.

February 19, 2021

Dr. Caroline Esche Ashford was a panelist for an American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust and Estate meeting. Her lecture focused on IRA planning for account owners and beneficiaries living abroad.

April 11, 2019 

Dr. Caroline Esche Ashford moderated a panel at the annual conference of the American Bar Association Section of International Law on the topic “Tax Treaties with Switzerland, France, Germany and the UK: Their Impact on Investments, Retirement and Estate Planning.”

April 13, 2019

Presentation at the German International School of Washington on the topic “Retirement and asset planning for Germans living in the US.”

May 15, 2019

Presentation at the German Embassy: “Steueroptimierte Renten- und Vermögensplanung für Deutsche in den USA.”

May 20, 2019

Presentation at the German Embassy on estate planning in DC, Maryland and Virginia.