Family Offices & Funds Structuring
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : UK-wide
Band 3
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(020) 7634 4620About
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
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
Provided by Chambers
"The team are very knowledgeable and provide the advice in a user-friendly, understandable way. Anything we need they are generally able to provide within their team."
"They work efficiently and collaboratively, and I just really appreciate that they are calm and considered and respectful to everybody no matter who they are."
"They have strong technical knowledge to deal with complex and often sensitive matters. We always receive excellent service with well-rounded and considered advice within the time frames we require."
"The team are very knowledgeable and provide the advice in a user-friendly, understandable way. Anything we need they are generally able to provide within their team."
"They work efficiently and collaboratively, and I just really appreciate that they are calm and considered and respectful to everybody no matter who they are."
"They have strong technical knowledge to deal with complex and often sensitive matters. We always receive excellent service with well-rounded and considered advice within the time frames we require."
Notable Practitioners
Sophie St John is co-head of BDB Pitmans' family office department. She advises family offices on estate planning and asset structuring for international, multi-generational families.
"Sophie St John is very personable and responsive, and has an excellent understanding of her clients."
"She's very methodical and thorough, really responsive and has a good turnaround time."