Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : London (Firms)
Band 2
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Provided by Boodle Hatfield LLP
Boodle Hatfield has a first class reputation for providing practical, effective and innovative legal advice. The team advises wealthy individuals and families, family businesses, landed estates, philanthropists, charities, trustees and family offices, both in the UK and internationally. Its highly renowned team specialises in a wide range of issues from wealth and succession planning through the effective use of trusts and other structures to wills, probate, tax planning and philanthropic initiatives. The Immigration practice has extensive knowledge in dealing with complex global mobility matters for its wealthy client base.
Chambers Review
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.
Strengths
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"The Boodle Hatfield team has been brilliant at ensuring that all necessary points have been carefully considered, whilst explaining everything clearly and in a way a lay person could understand."
"Boodle Hatfield has an extremely thorough and tenacious approach. The team is well informed and able to provide nuanced advice on particular commercial scenarios."
"The Boodle Hatfield team has been brilliant at ensuring that all necessary points have been carefully considered, whilst explaining everything clearly and in a way a lay person could understand."
"Boodle Hatfield has an extremely thorough and tenacious approach. The team is well informed and able to provide nuanced advice on particular commercial scenarios."
Notable Practitioners
Hayden Bailey advises ultra high net worth and high net worth clients on a wide array of private wealth matters, particularly in succession planning and taxation.
"Hayden Bailey has been consistently excellent - he has excellent all-round knowledge of our markets and always responds swiftly and in detail."
"Hayden Bailey is hugely respected and very responsive. He provides excellent advice."
Salpy Kouyoumjian is well known for her international tax and estate planning expertise. She works with ultra high net worth individuals across multiple jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the Middle East.
"Salpy is extremely helpful because she is fluent in Arabic - she can effectively communicate complex legalities to clients from the Middle East. This puts her in a different league."
"Salpy is sound on tax private client issues. She is also a quick 'yes or no' person - she doesn't mess around."
Simon Rylatt advises clients on a wide array of private wealth matters, such as philanthropic and estate planning, succession matters, investments and trust structures.
"Simon gives considered, pragmatic advice on complex issues. He adeptly adds value at meetings with several different advisers around the table."
"Simon provides us with high-quality advice and excellent service on trust and family-related matters."
Clare Stirzaker previously headed PwC's private client team, and joined Boodle Hatfield in early 2022. Her practice focuses on tax and succession for high net worth international clients and their family structures.
"Clare Stirzaker is quick to reply to queries and manages multiple work streams well."
"Clare Stirzaker is able to communicate and engage with clients without intimidating them."
Kyra Motley primarily advises international ultra high net worth and high net worth clients on succession planning, trusts and taxation, including Shari'a-related matters.
"Kyra Motley is very knowledgeable."
Laurence Morgan focuses his practice on international tax structuring, trusts and succession planning.
"Laurence is responsive, very keyed into the client and making sure the client is satisfied. He is also very focused, preps more than others and ensures the client is happy."
"Laurence is technically excellent and well clued-up with developments in law - a good networker who has his clients' interests at heart."
Ranked Individuals at
Boodle Hatfield LLP
London (Firms)
Members
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Geoffrey Todd
Laurence Morgan
Matthew Bennett