Our Expertise

Wealth Structuring and Succession

Managing varied assets across different continents requires more than just legal knowledge; it requires a strategic vision. We advise individual clients, family offices, and financial institutions on the most intricate problems regarding tax conflicts and succession laws. Leveraging a large network of international contacts, we assemble the best-qualified team for every project.

International Estate Planning: Harmonizing your global assets with local laws.
Family Governance & Continuity: Crafting frameworks to ensure family businesses survive and thrive across generations.
Trusts and Foundations: Sophisticated drafting of trust deeds and foundation charters.
Family Law Protections: Including pre-nuptial agreements and last wills tailored for international lives.

Corporate Tax Structuring

We provide a complete tax strategy for the lifecycle of your international investments. Whether you are entering a new market or planning an exit, our team ensures your corporate structures are robust.

Transaction Advisory: Structuring cross-border acquisitions, disposals, and private equity transactions.
Profit Extraction: Designing efficient and compliant options to extract value from investments.
IP & Real Estate: Strategic planning for intellectual property, intangibles, and global real estate holdings.

Trust Drafting and Advice

As strategic advisors at the pinnacle of the international private client community, we provide holistic guidance on the lifecycle of trusts. Our team specializes in drafting the precise legal documentation required to achieve your specific family and commercial objectives.

Bespoke Trust Drafting: We draft a wide range of trust instruments, including discretionary trusts, life interest trusts, and bare trusts, tailored to the nuances of both common law and civil law interactions.
International Wealth Preservation: We advise on the establishment of offshore and onshore trust structures to protect assets from political instability, economic uncertainty, and forced heirship regimes.
Trustee and Beneficiary Advice: Our specialists counsel trustees on their fiduciary duties, powers, and liabilities. We also assist beneficiaries in understanding and enforcing their rights under complex, multi-tier trust structures.
Review and Restructuring: We analyze existing, often decades-old trust documents to identify practical solutions for modernization, tax optimization, or the orderly winding up of structures that no longer serve their intended purpose.
Family Governance Integration: We ensure that trust documentation is harmoniously integrated with family charters and governance frameworks to minimize the potential for future disputes.

Russian Tax and Legal Advisory

As specialists in the Russian legal landscape, we act as the premier "go-to" advisors for Russian-speaking clients with international interests. We understand the unique pressures of the current regulatory environment and provide a bridge for those relocating or investing abroad.

Compliance & Transparency: Assisting with the automatic exchange of information and documenting source of wealth for international AML checks.
Inbound & Outbound Structures: Advising on the Russian tax consequences of foreign corporate vehicles.
Asset Protection: Navigating currency control legislation and inheritance issues for Russian tax residents.

English Law & International Wealth Planning

As a firm led by English-qualified solicitors, we provide high-tier advice on the application of English law to the global interests of high-net-worth individuals and their families. We specialize in the interaction between UK tax residency and the management of international assets.

Succession Planning & Wills: We draft sophisticated English law wills and lasting powers of attorney tailored for international families. Our expertise includes advising on the devolution of UK-situs assets and managing complex probates with an international dimension.
UK Tax: We provide strategic guidance on UK inheritance tax (IHT), capital gains tax (CGT), and income tax. This includes "pre-arrival" planning for individuals relocating to the UK and "exit strategies" for those moving abroad.
Trusts and Fiduciary Structures: Our team advises trustees and beneficiaries on their rights, duties, and tax obligations under English law trust structures. We specialize in the establishment of family limited partnerships and private trust companies (PTCs) to balance asset protection with family control.

Family Governance & Continuity

We assist families in transitioning from simple asset holding to long-term legacy management by establishing formal frameworks for communication and decision-making.

Family Constitutions & Charters: We facilitate the creation of foundational documents that articulate a family’s mission, shared values, and vision for its future wealth.
Governance Bodies: Designing and implementing structures such as Family Councils and Advisory Boards to provide transparency and coordinate the interests of multiple family branches.
Succession Roadmaps: Defining clear pathways for the next generation to assume leadership roles within family businesses or investment offices.
Conflict Resolution: Establishing formal protocols and internal mediation mechanisms to manage potential friction and preserve family unity across generations.