Ranking tables
Private Wealth Law | High Net Worth
London (Firms)
Rankings overview for Departments
Collyer Bristow LLP 10 Years Ranked
Currey & Co 4 Years Ranked
Hunters 8 Years Ranked
Irwin Mitchell 7 Years Ranked
Keystone Law 1 Years Ranked
Michelmores LLP 1 Years Ranked
Mills & Reeve LLP 1 Years Ranked
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 1 Years Ranked
Winckworth Sherwood 6 Years Ranked- Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP 1 Years Ranked
- Druces LLP
- Osborne Clarke LLP
- VWV
Ashley Crossley Baker McKenzie10 Years Ranked
Bart Peerless Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Edward Reed Macfarlanes LLP10 Years Ranked
Jennifer Smithson Macfarlanes LLP9 Years Ranked
Jonathan Burt Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Jonathan Conder Stephenson Harwood LLP10 Years Ranked- Keith Bruce-Smith Sinclair Gibson LLP10 Years Ranked
- Lucy Gibson Sinclair Gibson LLP10 Years Ranked
Nicholas Jacob Forsters10 Years Ranked- Nick Warr Taylor Wessing LLP10 Years Ranked
Patrick Harney Mishcon de Reya LLP9 Years Ranked
Piers Barclay Macfarlanes LLP10 Years Ranked
Piers Master Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Russell Cohen Farrer & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
Sarah von Schmidt Farrer & Co LLP9 Years Ranked
Alexandra Ruffel Farrer & Co LLP10 Years Ranked
Beatrice Puoti Stephenson Harwood LLP9 Years Ranked
Bryony Cove Farrer & Co LLP8 Years Ranked
Charles Gothard Macfarlanes LLP10 Years Ranked
Charlie Sosna Mishcon de Reya LLP9 Years Ranked
David Goepel Edwin Coe LLP10 Years Ranked
Dominic Lawrance Charles Russell Speechlys7 Years Ranked
Emma-Jane Weider Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP10 Years Ranked
Hayden Bailey Boodle Hatfield LLP9 Years Ranked
James Quarmby Stephenson Harwood LLP9 Years Ranked
Jonathan Shankland Weightmans9 Years Ranked
Nicholas Harries Macfarlanes LLP9 Years Ranked
Robert Brodrick Payne Hicks Beach LLP10 Years Ranked
Simon Rylatt Boodle Hatfield LLP10 Years Ranked
Alison Broadberry Edwin Coe LLP9 Years Ranked
Camilla Wallace Wedlake Bell LLP10 Years Ranked
Chris Moorcroft Harbottle & Lewis LLP6 Years Ranked
Christopher Groves Withers7 Years Ranked
Clare Stirzaker Boodle Hatfield LLP5 Years Ranked- Damian Bloom Taylor Wessing LLP9 Years Ranked
Daniel Ugur Forsters9 Years Ranked
Dhana Sabanathan Michelmores LLP8 Years Ranked
Ed Powles Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP8 Years Ranked
Emily Osborne Fladgate LLP9 Years Ranked
Filippo Noseda Mishcon de Reya LLP9 Years Ranked
Fiona Lewsey Mishcon de Reya LLP6 Years Ranked
James D'Aquino Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP7 Years Ranked
Jennifer Ridgway Farrer & Co LLP7 Years Ranked
John E Barnett Burges Salmon LLP9 Years Ranked
Jonathan Riley Fladgate LLP9 Years Ranked
Liz Palmer Howard Kennedy LLP10 Years Ranked
Oliver Court Macfarlanes LLP10 Years Ranked
Patricia Milner Withers10 Years Ranked- Peter Golden Fieldfisher6 Years Ranked
Philip Munro Withers5 Years Ranked
Phyllis Townsend Baker McKenzie6 Years Ranked
Robert Blower Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Salpy Kouyoumjian Boodle Hatfield LLP9 Years Ranked
Samantha Morgan RMW Law LLP4 Years Ranked
Sanjvee Shah Wedlake Bell LLP10 Years Ranked
Sarah Cormack Mills & Reeve LLP7 Years Ranked
Simon Malkiel Howard Kennedy LLP8 Years Ranked
Sophie Dworetzsky Charles Russell Speechlys10 Years Ranked
Stuart Skeffington RMW Law LLP9 Years Ranked- Richard NorridgeHerbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Alice Killingbeck KPMG Law UK4 Years Ranked- Alistair Robertson Fieldfisher6 Years Ranked
Basil Dixon Payne Hicks Beach LLP6 Years Ranked
Charlie Tee Withers4 Years Ranked
Claire Weeks Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP4 Years Ranked
Clare Archer Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP9 Years Ranked
Fiona Poole Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP5 Years Ranked
Helen Clarke Irwin Mitchell2 Years Ranked
Helena Luckhurst Fladgate LLP5 Years Ranked
James Ward Kingsley Napley LLP5 Years Ranked
Jonathan Colclough Mills & Reeve LLP6 Years Ranked
Judith Millar Broadfield Law UK LLP 9 Years Ranked
Kyra Motley Boodle Hatfield LLP6 Years Ranked
Laura Dadswell Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP9 Years Ranked
Marianne Kafena Mishcon de Reya LLP5 Years Ranked
Mark Hunter Macfarlanes LLP4 Years Ranked
Nicola Thorpe Charles Russell Speechlys5 Years Ranked
Oliver Piper Farrer & Co LLP5 Years Ranked
Paul Whitehead Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP9 Years Ranked
Penelope Warr Withers10 Years Ranked
Rebecca Fisher Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP8 Years Ranked
Richard Giangrande Macfarlanes LLP5 Years Ranked
Rosamond McDowell Payne Hicks Beach LLP10 Years Ranked
Sangna Chauhan Charles Russell Speechlys5 Years Ranked
Tim Snaith Winckworth Sherwood9 Years Ranked- Will Ford Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP4 Years Ranked
Zoë Camp Harbottle & Lewis LLP7 Years Ranked- Stuart JanawayOsborne Clarke LLP
Alessia Paoletto Withers3 Years Ranked
Alex Boothman Keystone Law4 Years Ranked- Alexander Dickinson Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP5 Years Ranked
Andrew Godfrey Russell-Cooke7 Years Ranked
Angharad Lynn Russell-Cooke1 Years Ranked
Astrid B Owen Mishcon de Reya LLP9 Years Ranked
Barry Adamson Keystone Law5 Years Ranked
Charlie Maydon Grace Macfarlanes LLP3 Years Ranked
Charlotte Evans-Tipping Forsters5 Years Ranked
Daniel Simon Collyer Bristow LLP9 Years Ranked
Eesha Arora Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP6 Years Ranked
Ekaterina Vagner Fladgate LLP4 Years Ranked- Eleanor Walsh Sinclair Gibson LLP3 Years Ranked
Elizabeth Kubanik Sullivan & Cromwell LLP5 Years Ranked
Emma Gillies Forsters5 Years Ranked
Frederick Bjørn Payne Hicks Beach LLP9 Years Ranked
James Frampton Michelmores LLP3 Years Ranked
Jeremy Curtis Edwin Coe LLP4 Years Ranked
John Annetts Howard Kennedy LLP8 Years Ranked
Julie Howard Boodle Hatfield LLP1 Years Ranked
Kelly Noel-Smith Forsters6 Years Ranked
Matthew Barnett Edwin Coe LLP3 Years Ranked
Matthew Braithwaite Wedlake Bell LLP6 Years Ranked
Nick Dunnell Farrer & Co LLP7 Years Ranked
Patrick Malone Weightmans5 Years Ranked- Peter Daniel Collyer Bristow LLP4 Years Ranked
Siena Gold Harbottle & Lewis LLP7 Years Ranked- Simon Atkinson Currey & Co1 Years Ranked
Stuart Adams Mishcon de Reya LLP3 Years Ranked
Suzanne Mynors Russell-Cooke1 Years Ranked
Xavier Nicholas Forsters4 Years Ranked- Andrew C GoodmanOsborne Clarke LLP
- Robert MacroDruces LLP
- Simon GibbTrowers & Hamlins LLP
- Aidan Grant Collyer Bristow LLP3 Years Ranked
- Alexander Erskine Taylor Wessing LLP3 Years Ranked
- Alice Vink Fieldfisher6 Years Ranked
Harriet Kwarteng KPMG Law UK3 Years Ranked
James Brockhurst Forsters2 Years Ranked
Laurence Morgan Boodle Hatfield LLP3 Years Ranked
Luke Micallef Trigona Keystone Law2 Years Ranked
Nick Mendoza Wedlake Bell LLP4 Years Ranked- Oliver Bishop Sinclair Gibson LLP1 Years Ranked
Ravi Francis Mills & Reeve LLP1 Years Ranked- Shamima Begum NSS LEGAL LIMITED1 Years Ranked
Tristan Smale Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP5 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1

1 Charles Russell SpeechlysPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedCharles 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.
1 Farrer & Co LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedFarrer & 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.
1 ForstersPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedForsters 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.
1 Macfarlanes LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedMacfarlanes 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.
1 Maurice Turnor Gardner LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedMaurice 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.
1 Mishcon de Reya LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedMishcon 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.
1 Taylor Wessing LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedTaylor 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.1 WithersPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedWithers 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.
Band 2

2 Baker McKenziePrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedBaker 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 LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedBoodle 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 LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedHarbottle & 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.
2 Payne Hicks Beach LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPayne 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.
2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedPenningtons Manches Cooper advises high net worth individuals and families on cross-border succession planning and wealth structuring.
2 Sinclair Gibson LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedSinclair Gibson has expertise in advising on a range of private wealth matters for domestic and international clients, including tax, trusts, and estate planning.
2 Stephenson Harwood LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 7 Years RankedStephenson Harwood advises high net worth clients on matters relating to trusts, succession planning, wealth transfer and restructuring matters.
2 Wedlake Bell LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 2 | 10 Years RankedWedlake 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.
Band 3

3 Broadfield Law UK LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedBroadfield Law UK LLP, formerly known as BDB Pitmans, advises wealthy clients on estate planning, tax and trusts issues, with an international and offshore focus.
3 FieldfisherPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 3 | 6 Years RankedFieldfisher advises a broad range of high net worth clients on matters relating to business succession, taxation and family governance.
3 Fladgate LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedFladgate advises high net worth clients on issues relating to taxation, trusts, estate planning, structuring and investments.
3 Howard Kennedy LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedHoward Kennedy advises clients on a wide array of private wealth matters, such as trusts and tax, succession and estate planning, restructuring and foundations.
3 WeightmansPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedWeightmans'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.
Band 4

4 Burges Salmon LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedBurges 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.

4 Edwin Coe LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedEdwin Coe advises high net worth clients on a range of private wealth matters, including tax and trusts, estate administration and succession planning.
4 Kingsley Napley LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 4 | 6 Years RankedKingsley 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 RMW Law LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedRMW 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.

4 Russell-CookePrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedRussell-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.
Band 5

5 Collyer Bristow LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 10 Years RankedCollyer 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.
5 Currey & CoPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 4 Years RankedCurrey & 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.

5 HuntersPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 8 Years RankedHunters 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.

5 Irwin MitchellPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 7 Years RankedIrwin 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 LawPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedKeystone 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.

5 Michelmores LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedMichelmores 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.

5 Mills & Reeve LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedMills & 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.

5 Sullivan & Cromwell LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedSullivan & Cromwell’s London private wealth practice is noted for its cross-border capabilities, and is particularly sought after for UK/US trust and estate advice.

5 Winckworth SherwoodPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 6 Years RankedWinckworth Sherwood advises high net worth clients on succession and estate planning, trusts, and tax planning.5 Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 5 | 1 Years RankedWomble Bond Dickinson is well-versed in advising family offices, charitable foundations, ultra high net worth individuals and families, particularly where the wealth spans multiple jurisdictions. The team regularly advises clients on cross-border tax, estate planning, charitable foundations and family office matters.
Band 6

6 Birketts LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedBirketts has an increasingly recognised private wealth practice. The team helps affluent individuals and families protect and manage wealth across generations.

6 CrippsPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedCripps 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.

6 DMH Stallard LLPPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedDMH Stallard offers tailored advice on wills, trusts, and estate planning. The team earns plaudits for its tailored and solution-oriented approach.

6 KPMG Law UKPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedKPMG Law has a strong focus on estate administration, succession planning and trust structuring. The team is notable for frequently handling complex cross-border matters.
6 NSS LEGAL LIMITEDPrivate Wealth Law2025 | Band 6 | 1 Years RankedNSS 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.








