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Charles Russell Speechlys

Private Wealth Law

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Charles Russell Speechlys

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Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For
Charles Russell Speechlys handles a range of high-value domestic and international issues in private wealth such as taxation, trusts, succession and complex structuring. The firm has a strong reputation.
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Strengths

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  • The team's strengths include technical excellence, practical and pragmatic advice and strong attention to detail. All team members are strong communicators, providing clear and workable advice.

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys' team is highly responsive, engaged and proactive.

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  • The team at Charles Russell Speechlys is very solid, always responsive and reliable.

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  • Charles Russell Speechlys has very good international expertise - in particular in the Middle East.

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  • CRS's team members instil confidence by going above and beyond for their clients. The team is highly experienced, extremely responsive, quick and also full of extremely nice people to work with.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Bart Peerless
    Bart Peerless

    Bart Peerless

    Bart Peerless is senior partner at Charles Russell Speechlys. He advises high net worth clients on a range of matters relating to trusts and estates.

    • Bart is fantastic, amazing really - he is charming, technically able and his strategic cut-through is great.

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    • Bart is very good, very efficient and proactive. I have a huge respect for his technical knowledge.

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    • Bart Peerless is fantastic with clients. He works with respect and empathy while delivering.

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  • Jonathan Burt
    Jonathan Burt

    Jonathan Burt

    Jonathan Burt is experienced in cross-border and international matters relating to estate, tax and succession planning. He joined Charles Russell Speechlys in December 2024.

    • Jonathan Burt is a brilliant technician and first-rate in his communication with clients. One of the top offshore tax lawyers in the UK market.

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  • Piers Master
    Piers Master

    Piers Master

    Piers Master is head of private wealth at Charles Russell Speechlys. He is particularly strong on complex international wealth structuring, advising high net worth clients on tax, trusts, and immigration. Master is also noted for his work with high net worth Middle Eastern clients.

    • On higher value and more technically complex issues is where we would see Piers Master. He is great, a very safe bet, speaks the right language and comes across enthusiastically.

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    • Piers Master is an industry leader and an excellent technical mind which is further enhanced by his strong communication skills.

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    • Piers Master is a fantastic lawyer who is super bright and experienced. Piers cuts through to what really matters for the clients. He is also superb on structuring, family governance and tax issues.

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    • Piers is a superb lawyer. He's fantastic in front of clients and explains things very clearly.

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  • Dominic Lawrance
    Dominic Lawrance

    Dominic Lawrance

    Dominic Lawrance advises high net worth clients on complex tax and trusts advice. He is well regarded for his expertise in offshore tax planning and advice relating to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals, and contributes to the Clarke's Offshore Tax Planning textbook.
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  • Robert Blower
    Robert Blower

    Robert Blower

    Robert Blower is head of Charles Russell Speechlys' private client division. He focuses his practice on matters relating to taxation, trusts and estates.

    • Robert Blower is technically first-rate. His calmness and wisdom ensure that the long-term interests of his clients are safeguarded.

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    • Robert Blower is a very senior technical lawyer who is highly regarded and operates at the highest levels. He gives clear advice while remaining very user-friendly.

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    • Robert is an excellent lawyer with a good set of human skills as well. He is solid both domestically and on an international level.

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    • Robert Blower is very knowledgeable, always delivered and provided practical advice.

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  • Nicola Thorpe
    Nicola Thorpe

    Nicola Thorpe

    Nicola Thorpe advises high net worth clients on a range of matters in private wealth, including cross-border restructuring, estate planning and trusts.

    • Nicola Thorpe goes above and beyond to deliver for clients. He is extremely nice to deal with and always tries to find a solution without drama.

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    • We think really highly of Nicola Thorpe.

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  • Sangna Chauhan
    Sangna Chauhan

    Sangna Chauhan

    Sangna Chauhan advises high net worth clients on cross-border wealth structuring and tax planning.

    • Sangna is very personable, responsive and very pragmatic in client solutions with real technical depth and expertise.

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  • Nicola Saccardo
    Nicola Saccardo

    Nicola Saccardo

    Nicola Saccardo is well known for his work on Italy-UK cross-border wealth and tax planning, and advising high net worth individuals who relocate to Italy.

    • Nicola seems to be the authoritative source in the UK for Italian clients.

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    • Nicola is excellent - he gives a high level of client service, is extremely responsive and highly skilled at cross-border matters. He also displays a deep understanding of global families.

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    • Nicola is a globally leading expert on Italian law and a specialist on the Italian tax regime and immigration.

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  • Robert Reymond
    Robert Reymond

    Robert Reymond

    Robert Reymond focuses his practice on international estate planning and family governance matters, with a specialism in cross-border work involving Canada.

    • Robert Reymond was critical in holding all the cross-border things together and coordinating the various different people. He is well organised, exceedingly bright and a pleasure to work with.

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    • Robert is extremely diligent and thorough in his work, with an outstanding ability to work through the details of any matter to reach a successful conclusion.

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    • Robert Reymond is a leading lawyer with an exceptional grasp of private client transactions.

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