Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP

Chairman: George Kahale III

Firm Overview: 

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP is a leading international law firm providing a broad range of legal services to clients around the world through 19 offices in five continents. Curtis represents clients across industry sectors, including family-owned businesses, individuals and entrepreneurs, multinational corporations and financial institutions, money managers and sovereign wealth funds.

Main Areas of Practice:  

Private Wealth:  

With key personnel located in New York, London and Geneva, the firm’s private wealth clients benefit from an international team of multilingual and multi-jurisdictional attorneys across 19 offices, including the Middle East and Mexico, who provide sophisticated legal advice on a variety of cross-border issues, particularly those with a US aspect.

Clients include high-net-worth individuals, family offices, not-for-profit organisations, private banks, private client groups of major financial institutions, private funds and entrepreneurs. The practice is staffed with attorneys who possess international legal, business and commercial knowledge, as well as an understanding of cultural sensitivities. These attorneys span complementary practice areas, such as trusts and estates, tax, immigration, employee benefits, corporate, litigation, and real estate, to provide end-to-end services to a premium clientele.

The team advises its local and international client base on a diverse array of corporate, commercial and transactional matters, with a unique expertise on cross-border matters. They also help private clients resolve disputes, both in and out of court. Members of the group take leading roles on transactions to ensure they are handled and completed in an efficient and effective manner.

The firm is able to provide a unique perspective on matters including:

■ Domestic and international tax planning for individuals, closely held companies, and trusts and estates

■ Estate and trust planning and administration for high-net-worth individuals and fiduciaries in multiple jurisdictions

■ Dispute resolution, in and out of court

■ Corporate lifecycle advice, from formation through liquidity events

■ The purchase, sale and lease of commercial and residential properties

■ Immigration and expatriation planning

■ Executive compensation and employee benefits for private companies and individuals.

Key Contacts:  

Contact: Robert W Sheehan, Chair, Private Client, Trusts & Estates

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Michael S Schwartz, Partner, Trusts & Estates

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Marco A Blanco, Co-Chair, Tax

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Klas Holm, Co-Chair, Tax

Email: [email protected]