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Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth

London (Firms)

Work in this area includes, but is not limited to: charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning (in the US); life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment. Contentious matters are also included, such as trusts disputes, probate contests and contested wills. In larger jurisdictions, these matters are ranked separately in a Private Wealth Disputes table.

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Band 1

  1. Charles Russell Speechlys
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    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Charles Russell Speechlys handles a range of high-value domestic and international issues in private wealth such as taxation, trusts, succession and complex structuring. The firm has a strong reputation.
  2. Farrer & Co LLP
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    Farrer & Co LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Farrer & Co is a highly regarded firm and is well respected for its expertise across a wide array of private wealth matters. The team handles complex work, both domestic and international, with expertise in trusts, tax and estate planning.
  3. Forsters
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    Forsters
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Forsters is well regarded for its expertise in matters such as tax, succession and estate planning. It has a depth of experience in advising high net worth individuals and families on how to achieve their wealth structuring goals.
  4. Macfarlanes LLP
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    Macfarlanes LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Macfarlanes has an excellent reputation for its expertise in private wealth. The firm advises wealthy individuals and families on estate and succession planning, asset and wealth structuring, and family offices matters. The team possesses a depth of experience advising international clients with interests and assets in multiple jurisdictions.
  5. Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
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    Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Maurice Turnor Gardner is a highly respected boutique firm, with expertise in cross-border and complex matters relating to private wealth. The firm has a number of experienced practitioners who advise high net worth clients and their family offices on estate and succession planning, complex trust and philanthropic structures, and tax.
  6. Mishcon de Reya LLP
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    Mishcon de Reya LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Mishcon de Reya provides wealth planning services for high net worth clients. It has a particular emphasis on multi-jurisdictional estate and succession planning, cross-border tax advice and family offices.

  7. 1
    Taylor Wessing LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked
    Taylor Wessing advises a broad range of high net worth clients, particularly wealthy entrepreneurs. The firm has expertise across different areas such as tax, trust, succession, business and estate planning matters.
  8. 1
    Withers
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years Ranked

    Withers is well regarded for its private wealth practice. The firm advises international and domestic ultra high net worth clients on tax, wealth structuring, and succession planning.

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Band 2

  1. Boodle Hatfield LLP
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    Boodle Hatfield LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Boodle Hatfield has an established reputation for high-quality expertise within the London private wealth market. The firm advises its clients on their family offices, wealth structuring, and cross-border tax and estate planning.
  2. Harbottle & Lewis LLP
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    Harbottle & Lewis LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    Harbottle & Lewis represents a broad range of wealthy clients and has significant international and cross-border expertise. It is regarded highly for its work, and frequently advises on trusts and tax, inheritance and succession planning, and domiciliation and residency matters.
  3. Payne Hicks Beach LLP
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    Payne Hicks Beach LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Payne Hicks Beach advises wealthy domestic and international clients on a wide array of matters in the private wealth field, including trusts and estates, tax, and succession planning.
  4. Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
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    Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Penningtons Manches Cooper advises high net worth individuals and families on cross-border succession planning and wealth structuring.
  5. Sinclair Gibson LLP
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    Sinclair Gibson LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Sinclair Gibson has expertise in advising on a range of private wealth matters for domestic and international clients, including tax, trusts, and estate planning.
  6. Stephenson Harwood LLP
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    Stephenson Harwood LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years Ranked
    Stephenson Harwood advises high net worth clients on matters relating to trusts, succession planning, wealth transfer and restructuring matters.
  7. Wedlake Bell LLP
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    Wedlake Bell LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Wedlake Bell offers a range of services to high net worth clients. The firm is highlighted for its expertise in tax, but also advises on other matters such as estate and succession planning.
  8. Baker McKenzie
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Broadfield Law UK LLP
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    Broadfield Law UK LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked

    Broadfield Law UK LLP, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, advises wealthy clients on estate planning, tax and trusts issues, with an international and offshore focus.

  2. Fladgate LLP
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    Fladgate LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years Ranked
    Fladgate advises high net worth clients on issues relating to taxation, trusts, estate planning, structuring and investments.
  3. Howard Kennedy LLP
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    Howard Kennedy LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years Ranked
    Howard Kennedy advises clients on a wide array of private wealth matters, such as trusts and tax, succession and estate planning, restructuring and foundations.
  4. Weightmans
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    Weightmans
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked

    Weightmans's private client team advises clients on estate planning and wealth structuring, particularly through the use of trusts. The firm has a strong client base and is well rated for their skills and services.

  5. Fieldfisher
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. Burges Salmon LLP
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    Burges Salmon LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked

    Burges Salmon is experienced in advising high net worth individuals and families on a wide array of private wealth matters, such as trust, tax and estate planning matters. The firm is headquartered in Bristol but has a strong private wealth offering in London.

  2. Edwin Coe LLP
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    Edwin Coe LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked
    Edwin Coe advises high net worth clients on a range of private wealth matters, including tax and trusts, estate administration and succession planning.
  3. Kingsley Napley LLP
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    Kingsley Napley LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years Ranked

    Kingsley Napley advises wealthy clients on matters in domestic and international tax planning, charitable giving, wills, estate and succession planning. Clients especially appreciate the team's professionalism, responsiveness and clear guidance.

  4. 4
    RMW Law
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked

    RMW Law is a boutique private wealth law firm. The team offers deep experience in handling high-calibre and complex private wealth matters for wealthy individuals and families.

  5. Russell-Cooke
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    Russell-Cooke
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years Ranked

    Russell-Cooke frequently advises wealthy clients on a broad range of matters, such as those concerning trusts, taxation and estate planning. It is well regarded for its cross-border work, particularly involving France.

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Band 5

  1. 5
    Collyer Bristow LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 10 Years Ranked
    Collyer Bristow advises wealthy individuals and families on matters relating to tax, trusts and wealth structuring. It also provides residency advice for international high net worth clients.
  2. Currey & Co
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    Currey & Co
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years Ranked

    Currey & Co is a boutique private client firm with a strong pedigree in private wealth matters. It advises high net worth clients on trusts and property affairs. The firm earns significant praise from clients for its expertise, personal client care and responsiveness.

  3. Hunters
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    Hunters
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years Ranked

    Hunters has built a strong reputation in London for providing solutions to high net worth clients. The team frequently advises on trusts, taxation and complex estates.

  4. Irwin Mitchell
    5
    Irwin Mitchell
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years Ranked

    Irwin Mitchell's private client team offers its personal tax, trusts and probate expertise to domestic and international high net worth individuals, families and family offices.

  5. Keystone Law
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    Keystone Law
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked

    Keystone Law offers private wealth advice across trusts, estate planning, tax, and wills, serving a notably high-value client base. The firm is highly regarded by clients for their responsiveness, eye for details and clarity of advice.

  6. Michelmores LLP
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    Michelmores LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked

    Michelmores offers a broad range of private wealth services out of its London office. The team regularly assists wealthy clients with estate planning, charitable foundations and trust restructuring.

  7. Mills & Reeve LLP
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    Mills & Reeve LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years Ranked

    Mills & Reeve regularly helps domestic and international clients navigate the UK and cross-border issues. The department is praised for its collaborative and responsive client service.

  8. Winckworth Sherwood
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    Winckworth Sherwood
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years Ranked
    Winckworth Sherwood advises high net worth clients on succession and estate planning, trusts, and tax planning.
  9. Druces LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5
  10. Osborne Clarke LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5
  11. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5
  12. VWV
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5
  13. Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 5
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Band 6

  1. Birketts LLP
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    Birketts LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Birketts has an increasingly recognised private wealth practice. The team helps affluent individuals and families protect and manage wealth across generations.

  2. Cripps
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    Cripps
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    Cripps advises individuals and families on all aspects of private wealth law, with a focus on estate planning, trusts, and succession issues. The team is well regarded for providing clear and concise advice.

  3. DMH Stallard LLP
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    DMH Stallard LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    DMH Stallard offers tailored advice on wills, trusts, and estate planning. The team earns plaudits for its tailored and solution-oriented approach.

  4. KPMG Law UK
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    KPMG Law UK
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    KPMG Law has a strong focus on estate administration, succession planning and trust structuring. The team is notable for frequently handling complex cross-border matters.

  5. 6
    NSS LEGAL LIMITED
    Private Wealth Law
    2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years Ranked

    NSS Legal Limited specialises in personal tax, estate planning, trusts, and wills for private clients and their families. Market sources speak highly of the NSS team's quality of service.