Private Wealth Law

About

Provided by Forsters

Forsters Private Wealth practice provide advice on all aspects of wealth planning to a range of clients, including individuals, trustees, family offices and private banks. Clients are both domestic and international and the team have a strong reputation in the US, Asia, the Middle East and other global wealth centres. Their partner-led approach, combined with their ability to find practical solutions is what matters to their clients. Advice is tailored to meet their clients’ objectives – that might be tax efficiency, asset protection or succession planning.

The Private Wealth team make sure they have a close involvement with leading professional bodies and tax working groups to ensure that they are always abreast of the latest developments in the law. In addition, they maintain the traditional values of discretion, quality and approach-ability which have enabled them to become trusted advisors. From their office in London, they have the flexibility to work either with their clients’ existing advisers in other jurisdictions, or choose the best international private client lawyers from their own extensive overseas network. They frequently act as a single point of contact for international clients, and have the reach and expertise to coordinate advice from different jurisdictions.

The core areas of their practice include:

• Tax, trusts and estate planning
• Family Governance
• Wills and succession planning
• Probate and mental capacity issues including lasting powers of attorney