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About
Provided by Christopher W Boyett
Practice Areas
Private Wealth Services, Taxation, Trusts, Estates and Fiduciary Litigation, Family Office Services, Wealth Planning Preservation, Closely Held Business Disputes and Charitable Planning
Career
Christopher W. Boyett is the National Co-Practice Group Leader of Holland & Knight’s Private Wealth Services Group. Mr. Boyett advises ultra high net worth families throughout the United States and globally on sophisticated estate planning, charitable planning and tax strategies.
Mr. Boyett also counsels family businesses and business owners on succession planning and tax planning. In advising wealthy U.S. and global families and business owners, he has been active in establishing and advising family offices. That work includes the establishment and operation of family offices and in certain cases, in conjunction with Holland & Knight’s Fund Team, fund formation (Hedge Funds, Private Equity and Venture Capital).
He also advises institutional and individual clients on estate and trust administration, including fiduciary litigation.
Lastly, Mr. Boyett serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Miami School of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation.
Personal
The Best Lawyers in America guide, Trusts and Estates, 2003-2023; Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2011-2023; Tax Law, 2013- 2023; Chambers High Net Worth guide, Private Wealth Law: Florida, 2016-2023; Florida Legal Elite Hall of Fame, Florida Trend magazine, 2008-2022; Florida Legal Elite, Florida Trend magazine, 2006-2022; The Best of the Best USA, Trusts and Estates, Legal Media Group's Expert Guides, 2022; Florida Super Lawyers magazine, 2006-2022; Who's Who Legal: Private Client, 2021, 2022
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Christopher Boyett co-chairs the firm's national private wealth practice. A pre-eminent trust and estate practitioner in Florida, Boyett is a popular choice among ultra high net worth clients for trust and estate planning and administration, business succession, asset structuring, as well as family office matters.
Christopher Boyett is a deeply experienced practitioner whose expertise in wealth planning and administration issues makes him uniquely placed to handle the needs of family office clients. He advises on the full suite of family office matters, including business, investment and tax-related issues.
Christopher Boyett is co-chair of the firm's national private wealth practice and advises wealthy individuals, their families and businesses on estate planning and business succession. Boyett also advises on estate and trust administration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Christopher is a standout in terms of reputation and the calibre of clients he works with. He is a trusted adviser."
"Chris will always connect with the client, and has great personal skills. He is also a great planner, who is knowledgeable about estate planning and risk management."
"Chris is terrific. He is smart, sophisticated, and brings a calming and thoughtful approach."
"Christopher is a standout in terms of reputation and the calibre of clients he works with. He is a trusted adviser."
"Chris will always connect with the client and has great personal skills. He is also a great planner who is knowledgeable about estate planning and risk management."
"Christopher is a standout in terms of reputation and the calibre of clients he works with. He is a trusted adviser."
"Chris will always connect with the client, and has great personal skills. He is also a great planner, who is knowledgeable about estate planning and risk management."
"Chris is terrific. He is smart, sophisticated, and brings a calming and thoughtful approach."
"Christopher is a standout in terms of reputation and the calibre of clients he works with. He is a trusted adviser."
"Chris will always connect with the client and has great personal skills. He is also a great planner who is knowledgeable about estate planning and risk management."
Articles, highlights and press releases
4 items provided by Holland & Knight LLP
Twenty-Five Holland & Knight Attorneys Named Top Private Wealth Advisers by Chambers High Net Worth
Twenty-five Holland & Knight attorneys have been named leading advisers to wealthy individuals and families in the Chambers High Net Worth 2023 guide.
Wealth Succession Planning for Chinese Families
Without proper planning, many high-net-worth Chinese families may struggle to retain their wealth and maintain family harmony across multiple generations. This article addresses how to provide a grantor and his or her family the tools to develop a bespoke family governance structure.
Wealth Succession Planning for Chinese Families
Without proper planning, many high-net-worth Chinese families may struggle to retain their wealth and maintain family harmony across multiple generations.
Three Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized as Private Client Global Elite
Holland & Knight Private Wealth Services partners Chris Boyett and Andrew Weinstein are recognized among the world’s top 200 private client and trust practitioners in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite 2017 ranking. Associate Stacie Lau was noted among the “Ones to Watch.”
Twenty-Five Holland & Knight Attorneys Named Top Private Wealth Advisers by Chambers High Net Worth
Twenty-five Holland & Knight attorneys have been named leading advisers to wealthy individuals and families in the Chambers High Net Worth 2023 guide.
Wealth Succession Planning for Chinese Families
Without proper planning, many high-net-worth Chinese families may struggle to retain their wealth and maintain family harmony across multiple generations. This article addresses how to provide a grantor and his or her family the tools to develop a bespoke family governance structure.
Wealth Succession Planning for Chinese Families
Without proper planning, many high-net-worth Chinese families may struggle to retain their wealth and maintain family harmony across multiple generations.
Three Holland & Knight Attorneys Recognized as Private Client Global Elite
Holland & Knight Private Wealth Services partners Chris Boyett and Andrew Weinstein are recognized among the world’s top 200 private client and trust practitioners in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite 2017 ranking. Associate Stacie Lau was noted among the “Ones to Watch.”
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