Alexandra Drake
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 2 : Private Wealth Law
Band 2
About
Provided by Alexandra Drake
Practice Areas
Alex offers specialist advice on Wills and Estate planning, Inheritance Tax mitigation, Grants of Probate and administration of Estates (acting as an Executor if required). She also prepares Lasting Powers of Attorney and acts as an attorney or deputy for some clients. Alex also advises on Trusts and acts as a Trustee.
Alex has a significant personal following, having acted for several generations of high net worth families.
Career
Alex trained with a London firm (qualifying as a solicitor in 1989) and worked there for over ten years. She moved out of London to work more locally as Head of Department, joining Taylor Walton in 2009 as a Partner. She became Head of Department in 2019. Alex has over 30 years’ experience in the Private Client field.
Professional Memberships
Member of The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).
Publications
Regularly publishes items in the local press.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Alexandra Drake advises her clients on probate, wills and lasting powers of attorney.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alexandra is very easy to work with. She's very focused on what I need, not on standard solutions."
"Alex Drake is very good at understanding the situation and our requirements and intended outcomes, and can articulate them in a good way. She explains it very well."
"Alexandra is very easy to work with. She's very focused on what I need, not on standard solutions."
"Alex Drake is very good at understanding the situation and our requirements and intended outcomes, and can articulate them in a good way. She explains it very well."