Publications
Matthew Erskine, JD Becomes a 2025 Fellow in the Family Firm Institute (FFI)
Matthew Erskine of Erskine & Erskine was announced and honored as a Fellow of the Family Firm Institute on October 30, 2025 at the FFI Global Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Fellow status signifies that Matt has completed an advanced program of study as part of the Family Firm Institute’s Global Education Network (GEN), presented at FFI annual conferences or published in FFI publications, and has been a member of FFI for more than 10 years. Fellow status is awarded to individuals who have achieved comprehensive professional knowledge and gained significant expertise that can be used as value to family enterprise members, including those with operating businesses and/or family offices.
Navigating the Transfer of Ownership and Control
Understanding trusts, family limited partnerships and the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’: Transferring Ownership and Control Through Trusts and FLPs, Advantages of Trusts and FLPs.
Why Having A Chief Of Staff For A Family Business Helps Avoid Disasters
The whole blame nor the whole praise for the failure or success of family businesses lies with the leadership or the collective family business organization. Leadership must understand that there are flaws within the family business organization; and, a leader is willing to undertake the institutional risks to fix those flaws.
Many times it requires more than just an Alpha leader but also a Beta leader, or a chief of staff from outside the organization, such as lawyer , accountant or other professional who is able to execute on the changes as they are needed