Michael J.A. Karlin is a private wealth services and tax attorney in Holland & Knight’s Century City office. He advises corporate and individual clients on tax, estate planning, and business matters that involve a cross-border element. For more than 45 years, his practice has centered on private client work: he counsels individuals and families from abroad who invest in or move to the United States, as well as U.S. individuals and families investing or moving abroad, including on the ever-increasing regulatory and reporting obligations these activities carry. Pre-immigration and expatriation planning form an important part of his practice.