Jeffrey Hamamoto

About Jeffrey Hamamoto

Estate Planning and Administration- Advise domestic and foreign individuals, couples and families regarding estate planning and business succession planning. Create and implement wealth and/or charitable transfer plans in light of estate and transfer tax implications. Plans and techniques include transfers to family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, sales to grantor trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts and qualified personal residence trusts- Represent fiduciaries or beneficiaries of trusts or estates with respect to trust and probate administration, and trust and estate litigation. Taxation- Advise U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nonresident aliens with respect to U.S. taxation of worldwide income and assets, including FIRPTA, the U.S. expatriation tax, FATCA and FBAR reporting, and withholding taxes- Represent domestic and international companies with respect to various tax matters, including company reorganizations, federal and state income taxes, sales and use taxes, and other local taxes- Represent and advise individuals and companies regarding real and personal property tax reassessment issues for transfers of real property.Nonprofit and Tax Exempt Organizations- Advise nonprofit organizations with respect to formation, continuing administration, and income tax issues. Prepare all necessary applications and formation documents for new charitable organizations.Business Practice- Advise business entities with respect to formation, structuring, and operations- Assist businesses with the creation and negotiation of contracts, including domestic and cross border contracts- Industries represented include manufacturing, real estate, restaurants, hospitality, telecommunications, health organizations, internet and technology, and aerospace.

Experience

1. Partner

   Lamb & Kawakami Llp

   Jan 2004 — Present

   Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law- LL.M. in Taxation- Member, U.S- Japan Council- Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association- Member, Japanese American Bar Association- Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Education

• Pepperdine Law

  J.D.

  1995 — 1998

• New York University School of Law

  LL.M., Taxation

  1998 — 1999

• California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

  B.S., Finance, Real Estate, Law

  1990 — 1995