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Macfarlanes LLP

Family Offices & Funds Structuring

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide


Macfarlanes LLP

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Family Offices & Funds Structuring - UK-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Macfarlanes is an internationally renowned player in the family offices and funds structuring domain. The firm relies upon its impressive depth of talent to handle complex transactions, disputes and advisory work.

Strengths

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  • Macfarlanes consistently shows a depth of expertise in handling sophisticated legal issues.

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  • Their deep knowledge allows them to be incredibly proactive, anticipate challenges and drive sophisticated solutions before problems escalate. They are indispensable for navigating complexity.

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  • Macfarlanes consistently demonstrates an ability to advise on complex legal matters and leverages its experience to provide clients with tailored and effective solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Charles Gothard
    Band 1Charles Gothard

    Charles Gothard

    Charles Gothard advises affluent clients around the globe on private wealth matters. He implements investment structures and helps clients to transition their businesses in a tax-efficient manner.

    • Charles is well known in the field and strong in this work.

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    • Charles is a very experienced and commercially aware advisor. He can provide comprehensive private client advice in an international context.

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    • Charles is incredibly dynamic, thoughtful and diplomatic.

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  • Band 2Charlie Maydon Grace
    Band 2Charlie Maydon Grace

    Charlie Maydon Grace

    Charlie Maydon Grace advises clients domestically and abroad on implementing complex trust structures and foundations. She often advises family offices and founders of businesses.

    • Charlie operates not just as external counsel, but as a genuinely embedded strategic partner. Her commercial mindset is evident in every piece of advice and her deep knowledge, combined with her consistent availability, is essential to managing our most complex issues.

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  • Band 2Mark Hunter
    Band 2Mark Hunter

    Mark Hunter

    Mark Hunter works with trustees on sizeable fund restructuring and investment opportunities. He handles high-value work that often spans numerous jurisdictions.

    • Mark is an exceptional individual. His ability to manage highly complex and sophisticated matters with such clarity and pragmatism is remarkable.

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    • Mark is technically brilliant and gives very sound practical advice.

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    • Mark is a fantastic, personable lawyer who has a remarkable ability to distill extremely complex matters into a form that people from all walks of life can understand.

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  • Band 3Michael Shaw
    Band 3Michael Shaw

    Michael Shaw

    Michael Shaw advises high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals on tax, fund structuring and asset structuring for the purpose of philanthropic giving, among other matters. He receives particular praise for his commerciality and ability to handle multi-jurisdictional work.

    • Michael is a joy to work with. He has the ability to explain the most complex topics appropriate to the audience, both advisers and principals. He goes above and beyond on many matters, and his advice is always very commercial.

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    • Michael Shaw is super smart, commercially aware and a pleasure to work with.

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    • Michael is really good at analytical thinking, takes great pains to get a full understanding of a matter from all the advisers' perspectives and different jurisdictional perspectives. He is lovely to work with, very patient, incredibly diligent, very strong technical knowledge, very creative. I also think Michael is very calm: he has a calm demeanour. Someone you'd want to be next to in the trenches.

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  • Up and ComingAlex Jones
    Up and ComingAlex Jones

    Alex Jones

    Alex Jones advises ultra high net worth families on tax, trusts and asset structuring for complex, cross-border structures. His work is typically multi-jurisdictional in scope and he often leads on matters of very high value.

    • Alex Jones was incredibly supportive throughout a very challenging brief.

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    • I can't fault Alex. He is brilliant to work with, thoughtful, attentive and commercial. He thinks ahead and is a very good problem-solver.

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    • Alex provides exceptional service in a calm and thoughtful manner. His knowledge of the clients, level of sophistication and commercial awareness has become the foundation for his central role in all that happens for clients.

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