Opal Financial Group is hosting two webinars in their Wealth Series geared toward High-Net Worth Families, Family Businesses and Family Offices, on June 20th and June 27th, featuring:

Thomas J. Handler, Partner & Chairman of the Advanced Planning & Family Office Practice Group at Handler Thayer, LLP

and

Lisa Gray, Managing Member of  graymatter Strategies, LLC

We invite you to attend as a guest of Handler Thayer FREE of charge.  Click on the links below for more detailed information. If you would like to attend one or both webinars, please send your webinar selection(s), your full name and email address to Jessica Carter at jcarter@handlerthayer.com. 

June 20, 2013 - 2:00 pm EST

Relationship Risk: what is it, where is it, and how does it affect family sustainability

June 27, 2013 - 2:00 pm EST

Relationship Development: what is it, how does it happen, and how do you become the advisor families and family offices choose to work with

About Handler Thayer, LLP

Handler Thayer, LLP is one of the premier private client law firms in the United States. Its international practice, based out of Chicago, Illinois and Washington, D.C., utilizes interdisciplinary teams of advanced planning attorneys.  Handler Thayer was named "Best Overall Law Firm in the United States" in 2012 and “Best Private Client Law Firm in the United States” in 2013 by Private Asset Management Magazine.  Handler Thayer was named "Best Private Client Law Firm in North America" for two consecutive years by Family Office Review, for 2012 and 2013.  The Firm has also been named to the U.S. News & World Report List of Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms in America, and Corporate International of London named Handler Thayer, LLP the "Best Tax Law Firm in Illinois for 2013" and the "Best Estate Planning Law Firm in Illinois for 2013."

Handler Thayer, LLP is dedicated to providing distinctive, technologically-current and responsive services to affluent families, family businesses and family offices. The firm's practice is concentrated in Corporate, Real Estate & Securities Law, Sports & Entertainment Law, Federal, State & International Taxation, Trusts & Estates, and Financial & Estate Planning. Firm clientele include foundations, multinational corporations, professional athletes, prominent entrepreneurs, celebrities and family offices. See WWW.HANDLERTHAYER.COM.

About graymatter Strategies, LLC

graymatter is an award-winning consultancy working with families and their advisors on risk management, family office creation and service to the family, the dynamics of family and their impact on sustainability, and the integrated governance of family entities. Client relationships have been developed in Switzerland, the Middle East, Singapore, Indonesia, Spain, Latin America, and France as well as across the US. Its founder is the author of two best-selling Euromoney Books, "The New Family Office: Innovative Strategies for Consulting to the Affluent," and "Generational Wealth Management: A Guide for Fostering Global Family Wealth." She is a sought-after family office and wealth management authority, speaking across the globe on issues that impact family wealth sustainability and advisor practices.