High Net Worth Guide 2025 : New Zealand
Ranked Individuals
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Wealth planning should preserve and enhance private wealth and safeguard it from risk. Risk arises from factors like business activities, capital and cash constraints, family discord, human vulnerabilities, mortality, economic shifts, natural disasters, taxes, and asset allocation. Traditional wealth planning practices are necessarily evolving. We are market leaders in wealth planning and pioneers in this evolution. We think holistically to produce clear and effective plans for the intergenerational transfer of wealth and imaginative solutions to the varied issues facing the private wealth sector. Committed to introducing international best practice, we set ourselves apart by incorporating expertise from mature foreign jurisdictions. We proudly think differently to other advisers. Leveraging Dentons' global platform uniquely equips us to tackle complex cross-border issues arising from the movement of capital and talent. Our family office clients have access to the Dentons Family Office Hub, an online portal providing curated thought leadership, an exclusive community of peers, and access to deal flow. Our team includes tax and litigation specialists, and we provide a comprehensive suite of services to our clients.
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Dentons Kensington Swan works with high net worth individuals as well as family offices and trust companies. Its services include advising on wealth preservation, trusts, tax-neutral vehicles and inter-generational wealth succession.
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Dentons have a genuine commitment to excellence and a market leading level of thought leadership.
Dentons are incredibly forward thinking, especially around international migration and intergenerational planning.
That team brings the experience and knowledge to be able to really assist families.
Their ability to clearly articulate and present complex information in an organised manner has been excellent.
No one is dealing with global families like Dentons are.
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He's fantastically patient, obviously very clever, knows the law inside out but also has fantastic commerciality. He goes above and beyond.
Henry takes a holistic approach to working with his clients. He is open to bringing in other specialist expertise and has quite a passion around family offices.
Henry is a superb operator and a genuine market leader. He provides some of the most relevant and useful thought leadership in the high net worth and ultra high net worth space in New Zealand.
Henry is an industry leader here in New Zealand. He is extremely well respected and connected. He has a global mindset and understand some of the important themes for multi-jurisdictional families.
Daniel McLaughlin is a special counsel in Dentons' private wealth team. He advises international and domestic clients on family office planning and trust structuring, with a particular focus on cross-border matters.
Daniel is very thorough and methodical in his approach. He is very competent in what he does and in the advice he gives.
Daniel is a highly capable lawyer. He is very personable and provides a great, client-focused approach to engagement.
Daniel is very well educated in trust law, a technical specialist, so he picks up every issue quite easily.
Daniel is very knowledgeable and committed to delivering amazing client outcomes.
Jessie is a senior associate in Dentons' private wealth team in the Wellington office. She advises multi-jurisdictional families on international trust and tax matters, succession planning and residence considerations.
Jessie is exceedingly bright and engaging.
Jessie is a great communicator, she gets complex structural information across in an understandable way. She is very good with clients by being holistic and bringing in a network of people.
Jessie is slightly unique in her cross-border capability. There are lots of estate and trust planning rules which she is very helpful with. She understands the system.
I really appreciate Jesse's responsiveness and all the work she has done.
She has been able to offer clear and pragmatic advice throughout the engagement, is highly responsive and available.
Sarah Kelly is a senior associate at Dentons. She advises domestic and international high net worth individuals and family offices on asset and estate planning, offshore and domestic trusts, and trust governance.
Head of Private Wealth Law
Private Wealth Law
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