Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2021 shortlists and winners: 

Asia Pacific Private Client Team of the Year  
Charles Russell Speechlys  
Dentons  
Mishcon De Reya  

Winner: Charles Russell Speechlys 

Another firm to have grown its private wealth expertise this year, in April CRS welcomed new partners Silvia On and Ian Devereux to join Jeffrey Lee in the firm’s Hong Kong office. 

European Private Client Team of the Year   
Arkwood  
Chiomenti Studio Legale  
Maisto Associati  
POELLATH   

Winner: Maisto Associati 

Tax law firm Maisto e Associati is widely considered to be â€œone of the best firms in Italy for this work.” In recent years, the firm has worked extensively on international High Net Worth matters for clients using the Italian forfait tax regime. 

Latin America Private Client Team of the Year 
Guimarães Bastos Advogados  
McEWAN  
Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr e Quiroga Advogados  

Winner: McEWAN 

McEWAN is a boutique private wealth practice in Buenos Aires, launched by well-regarded practitioner Juan Pablo McEwan in 2020. â€œIt is a top tier team bar none,” said one source; â€œthey are a most qualified team of professionals at the cutting edge of their profession with a high execution capability and reliable analytical skills.” 

Latin America Rising Star  
Andrea Concha of Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrera DU & Uria  
Jaime Gomez of Posse Herrera Ruiz  
Pythagoras Carvalho of Pinheiro Neto  

Winner: Jaime Gomez of Posse Herrera Ruiz 

Gomez, a director in the Tax team at top Colombian firm Posse Herrera Ruiz, is said to be a â€œbrilliant, knowledgeable young lawyer,” and interviewees believe he â€œwill lead the private client practice one day.” 

UK Contentious Tax Team of the Year  
Harbottle & Lewis  
Macfarlanes 
RPC   

Winner: Harbottle & Lewis 

Harbottles partner Gary Ashford and senior associate Morag Ofili have handled a number of high-value and complex matters in recent years, including the novel and unusual case of Gray and Farrar International concerning whether providers of matchmaking services could be considered ‘experts in their field.’ 

UK Contentious Trusts & Estates Team of the Year  
Baker McKenzie  
Stewarts  
Withers   

Winner: Stewarts 

Stewarts, a second-time winner of this Award, has grown its contentious trusts practice from a standing start and now acts on some of the most significant international trusts and succession cases in the world. 

UK Family Law Team of the Year  
Charles Russell Speechlys  
Family Law in Partnership  
Kingsley Napley 

Winner: Family Law in Partnership 

This family law boutique, known to the profession as FLiP, received exceptional praise from colleagues and clients. â€œFLiP have exceptional vision,” said one source; â€œand the new generation of partners are just as exciting as their outstanding colleagues.” 

UK Private Client Team of the Year  
Harbottle & Lewis  
Macfarlanes  
Taylor Wessing  

Winner: Taylor Wessing 

Taylor Wessing took on several partners and fee earners from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner in London this year, further cementing this practice’s status as a leading destination for international private wealth. 

UK Rising Star  
Emma Gillies of Forsters   
Kunal Vyas of Taylor Wessing  
Richard Giangrande of Macfarlanes  
Siena Gold of Harbottle & Lewis  

Winner: Siena Gold of Harbottle & Lewis 

Gold, who made partner in Harbottles’ Private Capital team this year, continues to establish herself as one of the London market’s leading private wealth lawyers. Chambers High Net Worth sources said Gold is â€œabsolutely one to watch; she is really fantastic.” 

UK Star Associate/Junior Under 10 Years’ Call  
Eliza Eagling of 5 Stone Buildings  
Elizabeth Kubanik of Sullivan & Cromwell   
Elizabeth Sainsbury of Farrer & Co  
Phyllis Townsend of Baker McKenzie  

Winner: Phyllis Townsend of Baker McKenzie 

Townsend is a senior associate in the Wealth Management practice at Baker McKenzie in London, but â€œreally operates at partner level” according to interviewees. She is further described as a â€œreal rising star” and a â€œcool operator,” particularly on international private wealth matters involving the Middle East. 

UK Set of the Year  
5 Stone Buildings  
QEB Hollis Whiteman  
Serle Court  

Winner: Serle Court 

Serle Court has had a terrific year; the set’s QCs and juniors have been heavily involved for multiple parties in one of the most significant and highest-value trusts litigation matters in the world. 

USA Private Client Team of the Year  
Harrison & Held  
McDermott Will & Emery   
Paul Weiss   

Winner: Harrison & Held 

Harrison & Held greatly expanded its Trusts & Estates group this year with the arrival of 13 attorneys across three cities. This group includes nationally-recognised attorneys Lawrence Brody and Louis Harrison, and international private wealth specialist Dyke Arboneaux. 

USA Rising Star  
Carrie Harrington of Levenfeld Pearlstein   
Christiana Lazo of Kirkland & Ellis  
Marissa Dungey of Dungey Dougherty PLLC 

Winner: Marissa Dungey of Dungey Dougherty PLLC 

As well as being newly ranked in the 2021 edition of High Net Worth, Dungey left a large practice this year to set up Trusts & Estates boutique firm Dungey Dougherty in Greenwich, Connecticut. Interviewees described her as â€œan excellent up-and-coming lawyer” who is â€œgoing to have a phenomenal career.”