Ken Fisher, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Business Law Department, discusses methods for Donald Trump’s business organization to avoid conflicts of interest in his Crain’s New York Business op-ed. Ken discusses the potential pitfalls of a blind trust or a fire sale and suggests that taking the Trump organization public may be a better option to allow oversight without “punishing the valuation” of Trump’s assets. According to Ken, “A stock offering would require a full accounting of his business interests and material financial relationships.” An IPO would also provide “disinfecting sunlight” and “align Trump’s business interests with the country’s and not just his own.”
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