Akerman Partner David Slenn's new book, The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth, Unwound and Explained, was published last month by the American Bar Association, and its first major review from a distinguished scholar has just come out.

The book discusses the extensive history and law surrounding fraudulent transfer—the deliberate transfer of money or other valuables to evade creditors or others with a claim to the items of value.  The book, which tells its stories anecdotally, using the facts of actual cases, is for sale through the ABA, and Slenn is scheduled to speak on the topic at a Bar Association conference early next year.

Charles E. Rounds, Jr., a professor at Boston's Suffolk University Law School, reviewing the book in Leimberg Information Services, Inc. calls it a "comprehensive desk reference," adding, "This day has been long in coming."       

"Much immensely useful historical, jurisprudential, and political context is supplied," Rounds writes.  "Each perspective is given fair treatment."

Rounds, who has taught law since 1978, is himself widely published and quoted on legal trusts and other topics in the field.

Rounds concludes his review: "To the conscientious, self-motivated…busy practitioner, I recommend The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth enthusiastically and without reservation."