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On this episode, host Erin Nicholls welcomes Victoria Fiengo, Private Client Services Associate, to discuss the complexities of self-dealing in private foundations. The discussion focuses on the importance of understanding the broad definition of disqualified persons to avoid impermissible self-dealing actions that the IRS would consider an abuse of its rules. In this vein, practitioners are reminded of the need for careful estate planning, particularly when considering private foundations as beneficiaries, as it can complicate estate administration. Tune in, as this episode serves as a guide for navigating numerous regulations surrounding private foundations and self-dealing.

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Photo of Erin D. Nicholls Erin D. Nicholls

Erin is a Partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department, where she focuses her practice on a wide range of tax, estate, and business planning matters. She is Co-Chair of the Family Office and Strategic Investments Group.

In that role, Erin…

Erin is a Partner in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department, where she focuses her practice on a wide range of tax, estate, and business planning matters. She is Co-Chair of the Family Office and Strategic Investments Group.

In that role, Erin works with individuals, family offices, and closely held businesses on issues related to wealth preservation, taxation, business succession planning, and charitable giving. She also counsels tax-exempt entities throughout all phases of their formation and compliance, and she advises a multinational financial institution with respect to fiduciary duties and trust administration.

Outside of the office, Erin is a fellow on the Connecticut Advisory Board of the Trust for Public Land, and she is an active member of the Connecticut Bar Association.

Photo of Victoria Fiengo Victoria Fiengo

Victoria Fiengo is an Associate in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department in the New York office, where she focuses her practice on estate planning and trust and estate administration.

Before joining Wiggin and Dana, Victoria represented U.S. and international individuals and…

Victoria Fiengo is an Associate in Wiggin and Dana’s Private Client Services Department in the New York office, where she focuses her practice on estate planning and trust and estate administration.

Before joining Wiggin and Dana, Victoria represented U.S. and international individuals and families with sophisticated estates and personal estate planning, including the planning and preparation of wills, various types of trust indentures, prenuptial agreements, tax planning, and charitable giving.

Victoria was a Wiggin and Dana Summer Associate in June 2018. She earned her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, where she received a Dean’s Scholarship. She also has a Master in Bioethics from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Victoria received her B.A., magna cum laude, in Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.