Emma Heelis-Adams

Emma is a partner in Burges Salmon’s Private Client team, specialising in providing succession planning and UK tax advice to high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients and their associated entities.

She advises a broad range of individuals, including those who are originally from the UK, those who have moved to the UK from abroad and non-UK residents. Her advice covers personal taxation and succession planning, including drafting Wills to cover assets in multiple jurisdictions and the use of corporate, trust, foundation and partnership structures.

Emma’s clients are from a wide range of backgrounds, including business owners, those who have exited successful businesses and those who have inherited wealth. She also acts for a range of financial institutions and trust companies, including advising corporate trustees who administer non-UK resident trusts with a UK connection, such as UK resident beneficiaries or UK assets.

She regularly speaks at conferences and seminars both in the UK and overseas.

Admitted as a solicitor: England & Wales (2009)

Trust & Estate Practitioner (Member of Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners) (2013)

Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

Updates to the Trust Registration Service (TRS) and the Register of Overseas Entities (ROE) - https://www.burges-salmon.com/our-thinking/updates-to-the-trust-registration-service-trs-and-the-register-of-overseas-entities-roe/

Top Tips: Moving to the UK - https://www.burges-salmon.com/our-thinking/moving-to-the-uk/

Family Investment Companies (FICs): What you need to know - https://www.burges-salmon.com/our-thinking/family-investment-companies-fics-what-you-need-to-know/