
Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : London (Firms)
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About
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Penningtons Manches Cooper is a leading UK and international law firm with a focus on private wealth. We offer innovative, clear and tailored advice across a full spectrum of legal services.
High net worth individuals, families, family offices and business owners with complex, multi-jurisdictional requirements have, for generations, turned to us for high quality, and frequently pioneering, advice on complicated tax, family law and succession issues.
We enable our clients to safeguard, grow and future-proof their wealth, addressing both short-term challenges and long-term strategies.
Our clients appreciate our open and sensitive approach to bringing family members together to start conversations about their hopes and fears for the future. Our warm personal service means that we have strong relationships with our clients, built up over many years.
We understand that every family or family business – regardless of their wealth – has issues and challenges that need to be resolved and we are not afraid to think creatively about their situation and work collaboratively with our colleagues to find solutions that work for all family members and business owners.
International mobility and multi-jurisdictional interests are realities of modern life for many of our clients. We have a strong international capability, assisting UK resident and non-resident, non-domiciled individuals, international families and family offices and business owners in numerous countries across the globe.
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Strengths
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Pennintons Manches Cooper's team is extremely efficient and knowledgeable.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthThe team builds strong personal relationships with its clients. It's highly responsive on day-to-day admin, which demonstrates the team's commitment to excellence, even on small matters.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthThe team is really attentive, addressing complex matters swiftly and strategically.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthPenningtons continue to exceed their standard and recruit the right people. The team is very responsive and provided quick updates on matters.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthThe partners at Penningtons are extremely approachable.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 3 
Band 3 
James D'Aquino
James D'Aquino advises high net worth families on succession planning, wealth structuring, tax and trusts. James D'Aquino is a very charming and eloquent lawyer with a good understanding of the private client tax world.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 4 
Band 4 
Clare Archer
Clare Archer focuses her practice on matters relating to tax, trusts and structuring, and she has particular expertise in landed estates. Clare Archer is very helpful, knowledgeable and pragmatic.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthClare Archer is a really experienced lawyer. She has particular expertise on matters involving capacity and works phenomenally well in multi-jurisdictional matters.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Band 4 
Band 4 
Laura Dadswell
Laura Dadswell focuses her practice on tax, estates and structuring matters. Laura Dadswell is technically excellent, a brilliant mind and a real pleasure to work with.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net WorthLaura has always been outstanding at what she does. She is a very competent adviser with a strong tax practice.
Private Wealth Law respondentHigh Net Worth
Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
Tristan Smale
Tristan Smale is a partner at Penningtons Manches Cooper. Smale advises wealthy clients, trustees and financial institutions on tax and trusts planning, non-domicile rules and restructurings.
Foreign expert for Singapore 
Foreign expert for Singapore 
Ryan Myint
Ryan Myint is highlighted for his particular expertise in Singaporean private wealth matters. He advises high net worth clients on a broad range of matters. Ryan is a very solid practitioner. He's very well regarded.
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Ranked Individuals at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP (5)
Members
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James d'Aquino

Lucy Edwards

Tristan Smale
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Clare Archer
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Ryan Myint
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Laura Dadswell
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James D'Aquino
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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has rankings in the following guides
Band 1 High Net Worth 2025
Practice area: Private Wealth Law
Location: Guildford and surrounds
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