International Wealth Structuring Lawyers

Our international wealth structuring lawyers provide trusted advice to clients on the creation and development of structures for the benefit of multiple generations across jurisdictions. 

We act for high-net-worth individuals and families, trustees and other fiduciaries, family offices and international business owners who have interests in multiple jurisdictions.

We help clients navigate different legal systems and work closely with international advisers to ensure our clients’ wealth structuring  arrangements align with their objectives and remain effective over time. Tax is often a central consideration, underpinning how global asset structures are designed, maintained and adapted.

Through our integrated Private Client practice, we provide coordinated cross-border advice so clients can preserve, manage and pass on their wealth with clarity.  

Our client relationships are long-lasting and grounded in discretion, judgement and a deep understanding of complex, evolving personal circumstances. We don’t provide investment advice; we offer specialist legal counsel that provides continuity, partnering with accountants, private banks, wealth advisers and overseas advisers to coordinate advice across multiple jurisdictions.

Legal advice for complex international wealth structuring

Our international wealth structuring team ensures that clients’ wealth structures - such as trusts, companies, foundations and other entities - operate seamlessly across different legal regimes. This often includes navigating conflicts of laws and addressing practical challenges where decision-makers and beneficiaries are based in multiple jurisdictions.

Our lawyers bring together advice across jurisdictions to give clients a clear and coordinated understanding of how their structures operate in practice. They provide long-term support and guidance to clients, ensuring that their structures remain fit for purpose when circumstances change.

International mobility, residence and cross-border change

Relocation, the acquisition of a new residence, or presence in another jurisdiction can give rise to significant tax and legal consequences. Changes that appear modest at first can materially affect the operation of existing arrangements, particularly where those arrangements were established by reference to a different legal, tax or succession framework.

Our lawyers work with clients to anticipate these issues before they occur, ensuring that their structures remain appropriate as personal circumstances, family arrangements and cross-border connections evolve. This relies on regular review, rather than ‘set and forget’ solutions, and legal advice that remains responsive to changing legal regimes, tax rules and the practical realities of international lives.

Structuring international assets, investments and ownership

Selecting and maintaining suitable ownership vehicles, establishing the right governance and keeping family wishes front of mind are core to what we do - particularly where global assets are involved. Cross-border risk management is another focus for our lawyers, as we help clients head off potential conflicts of law, and navigate different governance and enforcement challenges. Our advice focuses on creating structures that are mindful of all these considerations, so that they can interact seamlessly across jurisdictions while remaining sufficiently flexible to change as the need arises and to reflect international tax developments.

Trusts, governance and long-term family planning across jurisdictions

Trusts frequently come into play in international wealth structuring for clients with substantial assets and estates that require long-term stewardship and intergenerational planning. Our lawyers provide advice and help put in place governance where trustees, beneficiaries and assets span multiple jurisdictions. Drawing on the strength of our Private Client network around the world, we help families establish, administer and evolve trust arrangements that support succession and long‑term stewardship while remaining efficient from a cross-border tax perspective.

International succession planning and continuity

Succession planning can be particularly complex where assets and family members are spread across multiple jurisdictions. In these situations, different rules and frameworks apply, which can lead to conflicting outcomes, if not carefully managed. Our lawyers help our clients consider international wealth structuring alongside succession planning - for example ensuring a will valid in one country is recognised in another - while anticipating how different legal systems will interact. In doing so, we ensure that global assets pass in line with clients’ wishes and that succession arrangements remain robust across borders and aligned with relevant international tax rules.

Our international wealth structuring legal services

We understand the complex interaction between different jurisdictions and can provide tailored legal advice in the following areas: