South Dakota · Public trust company
Lapistone Trust LLC
Also used as Lapistone Trust.
Services offered
- Family-trust establishment and management customized to each family, as described on the homepage
- Trustee services for Chinese clients and families worldwide, as marketed
- South Dakota directed-trust structures as described by the firm
Who it is for
- Chinese clients and families worldwide, as stated on the firm site
- Families and advisors using a South Dakota Directed Trust, as described on the homepage
Sourced facts
- On the South Dakota Division of Banking roster of trust companies chartered to do business in South Dakota as of September 2026 as Lapistone Trust LLC, credential TC.140-2, public TC.2, first issuance 31 December 2020, at 435 South Chapelle Street, Suite A, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Firm pages use Lapistone Trust and Lapistone Trust Company. The legal name on the roster and for appointments is Lapistone Trust LLC.
- The English contact page publishes Office Address 435 S. Chapelle Street, Suite A, Pierre, SD 57501, and trust@lapistonetrust.com. That is the same Pierre street as the roster.
- The homepage About copy states Lapistone Trust Company is a professional trust institution located in South Dakota, regulated by the South Dakota Division of Banking, and dedicated to high-quality trust services for Chinese clients and families worldwide.
- The Division of Banking 2024 annual activity report records approval on 21 August 2024 for Lapistone Trust LLC, Pierre, to establish a trust-service office at 609 E. Tan Tara Circle, Suite 122, Sioux Falls. The contact page reviewed lists only Pierre. Ask which office administers.
- Pages reviewed do not publish a fee schedule or AUM. This listing does not invent either figure.
Notes
Lapistone Trust LLC is on the South Dakota Division of Banking September 2026 roster as a public trust company (TC.140-2), first issued 31 December 2020, at 435 South Chapelle Street, Suite A, Pierre. Firm pages also use Lapistone Trust and Lapistone Trust Company. The English contact page confirms the Pierre street and trust@lapistonetrust.com.
The public model is a professional South Dakota trust institution for Chinese clients and families worldwide. The homepage South Dakota section states a South Dakota Directed Trust offers significant flexibility and control to families and their advisors, and the firm says it customizes family-trust establishment and management. A 2024 Division approval records a Sioux Falls trust-service office that the contact page does not list. Confirm which office administers and that Lapistone Trust LLC is the signer. This page does not invent fees or AUM.
What to verify next
Confirm the legal name on the appointment is Lapistone Trust LLC — not Lapistone Trust or Lapistone Trust Company letterhead — and credential TC.140-2. The roster and contact page both point to 435 South Chapelle Street, Suite A, Pierre. The 2024 Division report also approved a Sioux Falls trust-service office that the contact page does not list; ask which office will actually administer. Get the directed-versus-discretionary seat in writing. No bank parent is named on the pages reviewed. Ask for a current fee schedule; do not invent fees. Omit AUM.
Sources
State file: South Dakota trust companies · South Dakota directed trustees · Other South Dakota listings