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Private Wealth Law - Illinois
What the Team is Known For
Mayer Brown's private clients, trusts and estates team advises high profile wealthy families on estate planning, wealth management and tax matters. Clients appreciate the team's service and level of sophistication.
Strengths
Mayer Brown has a deep knowledge of trust and estates law and an understanding of the perspective of a charitable institution. The team is very good at handling complex matters.
They combine a very high level professional expertise with a sincere customer service. My experience with them provides me with complete confidence in their ability to handle complex matters.
Notable practitioners
James very responsive. I never have problems getting hold of him or getting a very rapid response from him.
I have complete confidence and trust in Jim.
James is very technical in how he deals with clients and client situations.
David Berek offers high net worth families wealth planning, estate planning and tax advisory. Berek's practice is notable for frequently advising high profile clients on cross-border matters.
Dave is incredibly bright, experienced and thoughtful in terms of the solutions he proposes for our family estate planning.
David is really clever and professional.
David is a fantastic speaker and a very smart guy. I think highly of him.