Stanley A. Barg practices in the areas of international tax law and estate planning. Mr. Barg advises clients throughout the world in matters pertaining to U.S. income, estate and gift taxation, the establishment and maintenance of international trusts, the use of life insurance and the structure of investments in the United States by non-U.S. persons and other related matters.

Mr. Barg is currently editor of the U.S. Journal for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and a Vice Chairman of the New York Chapter. He is a member of the ABA's Taxation and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law sections, the International Bar Association, the International Tax Planning Association and the Tax and Probate and Trust Law sections of the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, New York and the District of Columbia, Mr. Barg is a frequent speaker and author. He is a 1975 graduate of New York University School of Law (LL.M., taxation) and a 1974 graduate of the George Washington University National Law Center.

Areas Of Practice

Estate and Trust Planning
International
Tax Law

Professional Activities

American Bar Association
- International Law and Practice Section
--International Private Client Committee
---Chair, 2001-2004
- Tax Section
- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
- New York Chapter Vice Chairman
- Editor of STEP U.S. Journal
International Tax Planning Association (ITPA)
International Bar Association
Adjunct Faculty Member, School of Graduate Taxation, Robert Morris College, 1980-1988
Philadelphia Bar Association
-Tax Section
-Probate and Trust Law Section
Montgomery County Bar Association
-Probate and Tax Section
--Chair, 1996-1998
Allegheny County Bar Association
-Tax Section
--Chair, 1981-1982

Admissions

New York
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court of the United States
United States Tax Court
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Education

New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 1975
The National Law Center of The George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1974

Experience

Duane Morris LLP
-Partner, 2002-present
Cozen O'Connor, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
-Partner, 1988-2002
Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
-Partner, 1985-1988

Selected Publications

Editor, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners U.S. Journal
"Status of Foreign Trusts for U.S. Tax Planning," Section of Taxation Newsletter, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1999
"A Potpourri of Tax Planning Strategies for U.S. Persons," Members Yearbook, International Tax Planning Association, 1998

Selected Speaking Engagements

Speaker, "US-Canada Cross Border Planning," Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners National Conference, June 7-8, 2007, Toronto, Canada
Speaker, US Case Study Solution, Third Annual Estate Planning Institute, New York State Bar Association Seminar, May 3-4, 2007
Speaker, "Transformation and Transparency: The Current State of the Offshore Trust," ABA 18th Annual Symposia, April 26-27, 2007 Washington, D.C.
Speaker, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners' German conference, March 8, 2007
Panelist, "Civil and Common Law Planning for the Multinational Family," 12th International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference, London, March 5-6, 2007
Course Planner, "Estate Planning for the International Family," Philadelphia Bar Institute Seminar, Philadelphia, May 19, 2006
Speaker, "Update on US Developments Affecting International Estate Planning," Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners International Estate Planning Update, New York City, September 20, 2005
Moderator and Panelist, "Employee Mobility for Multinational Companies - Employment, Benefits, Immigration and Tax Issues for Executive Expatriates," 2005 ABA Spring Meeting, Washington D.C., April 13, 14, 2005
Organizing Committee, International Bar Association 10th Annual Conference on International Wealth Transfer Practice, London, England March 7 - 9, 2005
- Panelist, "Planning the Lifecycle of an Offshore Trust"
- Panelist, "You be the Judge"
Panelist, "Cross Border Trust Planning For Individuals In and Around the Pacific Region - Asset Protection for the US Client"; "The Life and Death of an International Executive: Opportunities and Pitfalls," Conference of the International Bar Association, Auckland, New Zealand, October 24 - 29, 2004
Panelist, "Top Ten Issues and Traps to be Aware of in International Tax and Estate Planning -Individual Residency, Expatriation and Trust Issues," 2004 Fall Joint CLE Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, September 30 - October 2, 2004
"Estate Planning for the International Family", Philadelphia Estate Planning Council, February 24, 2004
"Panelist, "Pitfalls for Debtors and Creditors When Assets are Held in Trusts and Fiduciary Vehicles: Protection of Assets of Multinational Families," "International Tax and Estate Planning for Members of a Multinational Family," and "Current Developments of Interest to the Multinational Family and Their Advisors," 9th Annual International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference co-sponsored by the International Bar Association and the American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice, New York, New York, December 8-10, 2003
"Recent Developments in International Private Client Planning," Society of Trust & Estates Practitioners, New York branch, New York, New York, December 12, 2002
"New Developments for the Estate Planner and Private Client Lawyer," Conference on International Wealth Transfer Practice, International Bar Association, London, England, September 23-25, 2002
"International Estate and Income Tax Planning for the Athlete/Entertainer," International Wealth Transfer Practice Conference, London, England, 2001
"The USA in International Tax Planning," Premier Group-Offshore Conference 2000, Lisbon, Portugal, 2000
"International Asset Protection and Tax Planning: Offshore Trusts and Life Insurance," Montgomery County Estate Planning Council, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, 2000