Elliott H. Murray
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 3 : Private Wealth Law
Band 3
About
Provided by Elliott H. Murray
Practice Areas
Elliott Murray is head of the US Tax and Wealth Management practice in Geneva and is a partner in the Firm's International Tax and Global Wealth Management practice groups. Elliott has significant experience assisting high net worth individuals and families with US and international tax, wealth planning, and regulatory and family governance matters.
Elliott is a member of the Firm’s EMEA Wealth Management Steering Committee, a co-editor of the Global Wealth Management practice group’s quarterly Private Wealth Newsletter, and has lectured at LLM programs on US tax and FATCA/CRS issues.
While at the University of Texas School of Law, he completed an internship (stage) at the European Court of Justice as a Dean Acheson Legal Intern.
Elliott has a particular focus on US income and transfer tax planning for US and non-US private clients and frequently advises individuals and families in connection with cross-border investments, real estate, closely-held businesses, and trust and estate planning. He also works with clients on tax compliance, expatriation, and citizenship and residency matters and with non-US financial institutions on US tax and regulatory issues, including advising on the FATCA and the Common Reporting Standard.
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Elliott Murray frequently assists non-US high net worth clients with links to the US, as well as US clients, with a variety of tax, trust and estate planning matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Elliot is an excellent lawyer withexcellent commercial awareness and a high level of expertise."
"Elliot is very, very responsive. He takes very complex issues, explains them well, has a good client focus and is very user-friendly."
"Elliott Murray is attentive and responsive. He acts as shepherd on behalf of his clients when collaborating with other professionals to execute tasks allowing the client to focus on their business."
"Elliot is an excellent lawyer withexcellent commercial awareness and a high level of expertise."
"Elliot is very, very responsive. He takes very complex issues, explains them well, has a good client focus and is very user-friendly."
"Elliott Murray is attentive and responsive. He acts as shepherd on behalf of his clients when collaborating with other professionals to execute tasks allowing the client to focus on their business."