About

Provided by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Penningtons Manches Cooper is a leading UK and international law firm with a focus on private wealth. We offer innovative, clear and tailored advice across a full spectrum of legal services.
High net worth individuals, families, family offices and business owners with complex, multi-jurisdictional requirements have, for generations, turned to us for high quality, and frequently pioneering, advice on complicated tax, family law and succession issues.


We enable our clients to safeguard, grow and future-proof their wealth, addressing both short-term challenges and long-term strategies.


Our clients appreciate our open and sensitive approach to bringing family members together to start conversations about their hopes and fears for the future. Our warm personal service means that we have strong relationships with our clients, built up over many years.
We understand that every family or family business – regardless of their wealth – has issues and challenges that need to be resolved and we are not afraid to think creatively about their situation and work collaboratively with our colleagues to find solutions that work for all family members and business owners.


International mobility and multi-jurisdictional interests are realities of modern life for many of our clients. We have a strong international capability, assisting UK resident and non-resident, non-domiciled individuals, international families and family offices and business owners in numerous countries across the globe.

Chambers Review

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Private Wealth Law - London (Firms)
3
Band 3
What the Team is Known For

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

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Clare Archer
4
Clare Archer
4
Band 4

Clare Archer focuses her practice on matters relating to tax, trusts and structuring, and she has particular expertise in landed estates.

"Clare Archer is knowledgeable, helpful and pleasant to deal with."

"Clare is a sensible adviser, very wise and experienced."

James D'Aquino
4
James D'Aquino
4
Band 4

James D'Aquino advises high net worth families on succession planning, wealth structuring, tax and trusts.

"James was born into the private wealth industry almost, he really understands international clients and their mindset. He is also very generous with his time."

"James has great depth of knowledge, great expertise and is a strong advocate for his clients."

"James D'Aquino gives real world advice and is particularly skilled at handling international issues."

Laura Dadswell
4
Laura Dadswell
4
Band 4

Laura Dadswell focuses her practice on tax, estates and structuring matters.

"Laura is excellent, really technically brilliant. She's very intelligent and delightful to work with."

Tristan Smale
Tristan Smale
Associates to watch

Tristan Smale is a senior associate at the firm. He advises wealthy clients, trustees and financial institutions on a range of matters.

Ryan Myint
F
Ryan Myint
F
Foreign expert for Singapore

Ryan Myint is highlighted for his particular expertise in Singaporean private wealth matters. He advises high net worth clients on a broad range of matters.

"Ryan knows his stuff and does a lot of work in the far east, especially in Singapore and Hong Kong."

Ranked Individuals at
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Private Wealth Law

Clare Archer
4
Clare Archer
4
Band 4
James D'Aquino
4
James D'Aquino
4
Band 4
Laura Dadswell
4
Laura Dadswell
4
Band 4
Tristan Smale
Tristan Smale
Associates to watch
Ryan Myint
F
Ryan Myint
F
Foreign expert for Singapore

Members

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