Private Wealth Law

Bart Peerless is senior partner at Charles Russell Speechlys. He advises high net worth clients on a range of matters relating to trusts and estates.

"Bart is very responsive and always available, despite being extremely busy and in demand. He has first-class ability to cut straight to the most important issues in a tactful and diplomatic way."

"Bart is a leading non-contentious private client lawyer with a clear grasp of the clients' needs and requirements."

"Bart is a very solid solicitor. He has a very good manner with clients, in addition to a sensible and measured approach."

"Bart Peerless is very experienced, has a very nice manner, masses of common sense, and is incredibly hard-working."

"Bart shows amazing calmness in advising clients under the spotlight. He gives confidence to the client, is very clear in the way he expresses himself, is very eloquent and unfailingly polite."

Jonathan Burt is experienced in cross-border and international matters relating to estate, tax and succession planning. He joined Charles Russell Speechlys in December 2024.

"Jonathan Burt is a bit of a genius. He is very determined to get to the answer, leaves no stone unturned and comes up with innovative solutions."

"Jonathan is compassionate, dedicated, and has a good sense of humour."

"Jonathan has a way of resolving complex problems and is driven to find solutions. He helps articulate things with clients and ensures we do so in a very positive way. He is good at hand-holding."

Piers Master is head of private wealth at Charles Russell Speechlys. He is particularly strong on complex international wealth structuring, advising high net worth clients on tax, trusts, and immigration. Master is also noted for his work with high net worth Middle Eastern clients.

"Piers Master is very technically competent on UK-international matters."

"Piers Master is very able to get to the heart of a matter really quickly. He keeps all the relevant facts straight and is very well organised in co-ordinating the answers for the client."

"Piers is a very high-quality guy, with trusts and tax knowledge. He is able to handle the commercial issues at hand, apply the law and then come up with a very sensible solution. He is first-rate."

Dominic Lawrance advises high net worth clients on complex tax and trusts advice. He is well regarded for his expertise in offshore tax planning and advice relating to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals, and contributes to the Clarke's Offshore Tax Planning textbook.

"Dominic Lawrance is an expert in UK issues, one of those people I see as really smart about UK law issues. Even within our firm others want to reach out, as they view him as a real expert."

"Dominic Lawrance is basically a walking textbook, there's nothing he doesn't know."

Robert Blower is head of Charles Russell Speechlys' private client division. He focuses his practice on matters relating to taxation, trusts and estates.

"Robert is very good on offshore tax matters. He is sensible, has good judgement and I thoroughly enjoy working with him."

"Robert Blower is bright, conscientious, very easy to work with, and thoughtful both about clients and the impact he has on his clients' behaviours. He also has good people skills."

"Robert has deep experience of working with Middle Eastern clients. He has UK tax knowledge and understands UK planning. He is also extremely technically able and has a soft manner with clients."

Sophie Dworetzsky is highly experienced in advising wealthy clients on structuring, estates and tax matters.

Nicola Thorpe advises high net worth clients on a range of matters in private wealth, including cross-border restructuring, estate planning and trusts.

"Nicola Thorpe is extremely responsive. Her client care is top-notch and she takes great care in her advice."

"Nicola has an eye for the bigger picture but also for detail and is confident in formulating what needs to be decided."

Sangna Chauhan advises high net worth clients on cross-border wealth structuring and tax planning.

"Sangna Chauhan is a quick thinker who is really good at working with entrepreneurs and people who are very demanding."

"Someone who is phenomenal is Sangna Chauhan, who gives good practical advice and backs it up. She can talk to the client, give them advice and make it digestible."

"Sagna is good on US and Middle East pieces. She is a really vibrant and likeable character."

"Sanga is great on non-contentious trust matters. Her advice is very pragmatic and her approach was sensible."

William Begley advises wealthy clients on high-value commercial, trust and tax matters. Begley is head of tax, trusts and succession at Charles Russell Speechlys.

Elena Vasilyeva focuses her practice on international estate and tax planning matters.

Nicola Saccardo is well known for his work on Italy-UK cross-border wealth and tax planning, and advising high net worth individuals who relocate to Italy.

"Nicola Saccardo is incredibly careful on matters and breaks things down really well. He is also very responsive."

"Nicola is very helpful, resourceful and smart."

"Nicola Saccardo has a very unique offering in the Italian advisory space - there are few lawyers who have that niche and can deliver to the standards set by Nicola."

"Nicola is a delightful man and a rare breed. He is top rated, has the ability to explain principles in very clear terms and gives succinct commercial advice in nice timeframes."

"Nicola is always open and available to discuss points. He is the go-to person for Italian tax advice in London. Nicola walked us through the tax issues in a very knowledgeable way."

Robert Reymond focuses his practice on international estate planning and family governance matters, with a specialism in cross-border work involving Canada.

"Robert Reymond has a very well-organised process in working. He always seems to be able to take all the various aspects to provide consolidated advice for the client and is exceedingly bright."

"Robert's ability to grasp international tax issues and explain that in a clear and commercial way is worth commenting on. He is a very competent tax lawyer."