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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
    1
    Charles Russell Speechlys
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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
    1
    Farrer & Co LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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
    1
    Forsters
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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. 1
    Taylor Wessing LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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.

  7. Withers LLP
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    Withers LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 1 | 9 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. Baker McKenzie
    2
    Baker McKenzie
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked

    Baker McKenzie is known for its expertise in complex international matters, advising ultra high net worth individuals and families on succession planning, tax advice and wealth structuring.

  2. Boodle Hatfield LLP
    2
    Boodle Hatfield LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 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.

  3. Harbottle & Lewis LLP
    2
    Harbottle & Lewis LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 7 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.

  4. Mishcon de Reya LLP
    2
    Mishcon de Reya LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 Years Ranked

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

  5. Payne Hicks Beach LLP
    2
    Payne Hicks Beach LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 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.

  6. Sinclair Gibson LLP
    2
    Sinclair Gibson LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 9 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.

  7. Stephenson Harwood LLP
    2
    Stephenson Harwood LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 2 | 6 Years Ranked

    Stephenson Harwood advises high net worth clients on matters relating to trusts, succession planning, wealth transfer and restructuring matters.

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Band 3

  1. Howard Kennedy LLP
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    Howard Kennedy LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 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.

  2. Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
    3
    Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years Ranked

    Penningtons Manches Cooper advises high net worth individuals and families on cross-border succession planning and wealth structuring.

  3. Wedlake Bell LLP
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    Wedlake Bell LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 3 | 9 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.

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Band 4

  1. Broadfield Law UK LLP
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    Broadfield Law UK LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 9 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. Edwin Coe LLP
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    Edwin Coe LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 9 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. Fladgate LLP
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    Fladgate LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 4 Years Ranked

    Fladgate advises high net worth clients on issues relating to taxation, trusts, estate planning, structuring and investments.

  4. Kingsley Napley LLP
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    Kingsley Napley LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 5 Years Ranked

    Kingsley Napley advises wealthy clients on matters in domestic and international tax planning, wills, estate and succession planning.

  5. Russell-Cooke
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    Russell-Cooke
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years Ranked

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

  6. Weightmans
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    Weightmans
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years Ranked

    Weightmans merged with RadcliffesLeBrasseur in early 2022. The private client team advises clients on estate planning and wealth structuring, particularly through the use of trusts.

  7. Fieldfisher
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 4
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Band 5

  1. Burges Salmon LLP
    5
    Burges Salmon LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 4 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.

  2. 5
    Collyer Bristow LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 9 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.

  3. Currey & Co
    5
    Currey & Co
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 3 Years Ranked

    Currey & Co is a boutique firm with a private client offering. It advises high net worth clients on trusts and property affairs.

  4. Irwin Mitchell
    5
    Irwin Mitchell
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 6 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. McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
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    McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 8 Years Ranked

    McDermott Will & Emery regularly advises high net worth clients on issues relating to tax and trust structuring. It enjoys a solid reputation for its expertise in US private wealth matters.

  6. Winckworth Sherwood
    5
    Winckworth Sherwood
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5 | 5 Years Ranked

    Winckworth Sherwood advises high net worth clients on succession and estate planning, trusts, and tax planning.

  7. Druces LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5
  8. Osborne Clarke LLP
    Private Wealth Law
    2024 | Band 5