About

Provided by Broadfield Law UK LLP

Broadfield UK (formerly BDB Pitmans) has operated in the family offices and funds structuring space for decades, and acts for some of the largest UK family offices and their family members. This work includes acting for the family offices of exceptionally wealthy global families, of which the values involved are many billions.

The primary focus of the team continues to be to support family offices in all aspects flexing our service offering to meet their needs as required. The multi-disciplinary team works closely together to combine private wealth, real estate, tax, corporate, employment, immigration, and philanthropy expertise (and other specialist practitioners as needed) to provide solutions to clients.

The team acts for UK and global UHNWIs, entrepreneurs, their family offices, and trustees. Broadfield UK's clients often have exceptionally complicated affairs frequently with heavily interconnected business and personal affairs. The firm's clients are seeking to protect their wealth for many generations to come while fulfilling their philanthropic aims. 


Chambers Review

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Family Offices & Funds Structuring - UK-wide

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Broadfield Law UK LLP, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, has expertise in advising both domestic and international family offices. The team is able to advise on a variety of matters including on private wealth, real estate, tax and corporate.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Sophie St John
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Band 2

Sophie St John is co-head of the family office department at Broadfield Law UK, formerly known as BDB Pitmans. She advises family offices on estate planning and asset structuring for international, multi-generational families.

Sophie St John is very responsive, practical in her approach and really good to work with.

Sophie St John is very approachable, very practical, really good with clients and very reliable.

Sophie St John offered great overall support for a complex client relationship.

Sophie St John is very personable, responsive and a pleasure to work with.

Jonathan Colclough
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Jonathan Colclough
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Band 3

Jonathan Colclough assists clients with the creation of asset-holding structures, wealth transfers, trust and estate planning, and UK tax issues.

Jonathan Colclough is very competent, knowledgeable and up to date on UK tax legislation.

Jonathan Colclough is very experienced in cross-border tax and legal issues where there is a UK connection.

Jonathan Colclough was very sensible, considered, intelligent and capable. It was pretty impressive how he got on top of things so quickly.

Ranked Individuals at
Broadfield Law UK LLP

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UK-wide

Family Offices & Funds Structuring

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Sophie St John
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Band 2
Jonathan Colclough
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Jonathan Colclough
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Band 3

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