Thoughts on legacy on ANZAC Day 2026
We share some ideas here on generating the legacy you want.
Donal Griffin
My Conversation with Jay Hughes – Part 2
We are always learning at Legacy Law and are lucky to have an amazing network of brilliant people who support us and offer us wisdom and insights from other successful families around the world. My mentor is Jay Hughes from Aspen, Colorado. We talk a number of times every year and Jay graciously agreed for … Read more
Legacy Law Book Club – “The Second Mountain” by David Brooks.
This book may be of interest if you are at a stage of life where you have been doing one thing and are now facing another challenge. I recently brought this book on holiday with me, as I am personally on my second mountain.
An extract from my conversation with Jill Gardner – Part 3
Jill Gardner is a part of the seventh generation of a very successful family in the US, the Laird Nortons. Here, she shares some tips based on lived experience on how to stay connected as a family when there are complex assets and many stakeholders. Jill generously praised our book and spoke about preparing the … Read more
An extract from my conversation with Jill Gardner – Part 2
Jill Gardner is a part of the seventh generation of a very successful family in the US, the Laird Nortons. Here, she shares some tips based on lived experience on how to stay connected as a family when there are complex assets and many stakeholders. Jill generously praised our book and spoke about preparing the … Read more
An extract from my conversation with Jill Gardner – Part 1
Jill Gardner is a part of the seventh generation of a very successful family in the US, the Laird Nortons. Here, she shares some tips based on lived experience on how to stay connected as a family when there are complex assets and many stakeholders. Jill generously praised our book and spoke about preparing the … Read more
The end to a family succession battle
We were pleased to be asked to comment on this topic in the The Australian Financial Review (13-14 September). Read the article online or see below.
When to start discussing succession with your children?
We point out to clients who execute Wills that really they have only written a screenplay. We say the better thing is to show the script to the actors! We are hosting a lot of family meetings for this and clients are seeing huge value knowing their kids have successfully passed a fire drill and … Read more