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Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)

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What the Team is Known For

Macfarlanes has an excellent reputation for its expertise in private wealth. The firm advises wealthy individuals and families on estate and succession planning, asset and wealth structuring, and family offices matters. The team possesses a depth of experience advising international clients with interests and assets in multiple jurisdictions.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Robin Vos
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Robin Vos
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Senior Statespeople

Robin Vos has a very strong reputation in the London market for his experience and technical expertise in international and domestic estate, tax and trust planning.

Robin Vos is an absolutely gifted lawyer.

Sebastian Prichard Jones
Sebastian Prichard Jones
Star Individuals

Sebastian Prichard Jones is very highly regarded for his extensive expertise and experience in advising ultra high net worth clients on sophisticated international matters relating to tax, trusts and succession planning. Prichard Jones, who is Macfarlanes' senior partner, has a particular focus on work involving the US.

Sebastian is a trusted adviser who has experience and wisdom beyond his years - an excellent adviser on global issues and he has a good understanding of US issues and politics for a UK lawyer.

Sebastian is someone you would go to for the most complex cross-border estate and trust planning matter. He has encyclopaedic knowledge of tax and trust law matters.

Sebastian has perfect memory and a sharp sense of humour. Clients love his practical approach to problem-solving. It is a treat to watch him work.

Sebastian is the top international private client lawyer, maybe in the world. He is an absolute genius intellectually but also an incredible strategist who always sees the goal.

Edward Reed
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Edward Reed
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Edward Reed focuses his practice on asset structuring, tax and succession planning, trusts and wills. He is highly regarded for his work in the London private wealth market, and has a particular focus on matters involving complex, cross-border tax issues, mainly focusing on France and Italy.

Edward Reed is one of the most sophisticated and knowledgeable UK lawyers we have worked with.

Edward Reed is extremely diligent and technically very good.

Jennifer Smithson
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Jennifer Smithson
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Jennifer Smithson advises her high net worth clients on family offices, cross-border tax and estate planning, and complex trust and asset structuring matters.

Jenny is fantastic; she can handle multijurisdictional complex matters with ease.

Jennifer has an excellent brain with unparalleled tax expertise.

Piers Barclay
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Piers Barclay
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Piers Barclay specialises in domestic and international tax, estate and succession planning matters. He is the head of private client department at the firm, and is highly regarded for his work in the London market, particularly for work involving complex family wealth structuring.

Piers Barclay is fantastic at what he does, a thoroughly lovely individual and a pleasure to work with.

Piers is an exceptionally effective family adviser.

Piers is so commercial, so on it, so detailed, and he always finds solutions.

Charles Gothard
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Charles Gothard
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Charles Gothard advises high net worth individuals on international tax matters, as well as estate planning and structuring issues.

Charles Gothard is an exceptional trusted adviser, who is incredibly knowledgeable and hard-working. He is a thoroughly lovely gentleman and an absolute pleasure to work with.

Charles is an excellent lawyer, a pleasure to work with.

Charles is a very good and experienced professional.

Nicholas Harries
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Nicholas Harries
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Nicholas Harries focuses his practice on matters relating to cross-border estate planning and trusts, and he enjoys a strong reputation for his ability to guide clients through particularly complex trusts and tax issues.

Nicholas is incredibly proactive and a visionary. He provided superb advice.

Nicholas Harries is unmatched technically for his grip on the law of trusts and taxation. He is also a very sympathetic adviser.

Oliver Court
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Oliver Court
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Oliver Court focuses his practice on tax, estate planning, investments and business restructuring. He frequently advises his clients on family governance structures for the purpose of intergenerational wealth transfer.

Oliver is incredibly knowledgeable, really responsive and really knows a great deal about US and UK planning.

Oli has been amazing on a very complex matter.

Mark Hunter
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Mark Hunter
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Mark Hunter advises individuals, trustees and family offices on a broad range of tax, trust and estate planning matters. His practice has a particular focus on US/UK cross-border work.

Mark Hunter is a creative and knowledgeable problem-solver.

Mark Hunter is a superb young partner.

Mark offers great client service and technical knowledge.

Richard Giangrande
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Richard Giangrande
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Richard Giangrande focuses his practice on cross-border estate planning and taxation, with a particular emphasis on US tax. He also frequently works with high net worth clients holding digital assets such as cryptocurrencies.

Richard is my go-to - I have never met someone so busy but with so much availability. He is really focused on client service, it's as if he's invented a time machine.

Charlie Maydon Grace
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Charlie Maydon Grace
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Charlie Maydon Grace advises high net worth clients on trusts, tax and estate planning, and her work frequently includes international considerations and structures.

Charlie Maydon Grace is very experienced, approachable and personable.

Charlie Maydon Grace is an energetic, smart and diligent lawyer.

Ranked Individuals at
Macfarlanes LLP

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Private Wealth Law

Robin Vos
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Robin Vos
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Senior Statespeople
Sebastian Prichard Jones
Sebastian Prichard Jones
Star Individuals
Edward Reed
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Edward Reed
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Band 1
Jennifer Smithson
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Jennifer Smithson
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Band 1
Piers Barclay
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Piers Barclay
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Band 1
Charles Gothard
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Charles Gothard
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Band 2
Nicholas Harries
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Nicholas Harries
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Band 2
Oliver Court
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Oliver Court
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Band 3
Mark Hunter
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Mark Hunter
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Band 4
Richard Giangrande
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Richard Giangrande
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Band 4
Charlie Maydon Grace
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Charlie Maydon Grace
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Band 5