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Ashley Crossley

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Private banking.

Position

Specialist in international tax and trust planning for private clients. In particular concentrating on the Russia/CIS market, advising very wealthy Russian/CIS entrepreneurs as to their holding of assets and listing their companies on the LSE. He also has considerable experience advising on Shari'a law, multi-jurisdictional succession and Islamic finance. He has also built up a substantial practice in private equity, concentrating on structuring of limited partnerships and carried interest. Clients include leading funders in Russia and the Middle East, and most international private banks.

Career

Barrister called 1995, and solicitor (dual qualified). Trained Pump Court Chambers; international tax and private client, Clifford Chance LLP 1997-2005; international tax and private client, Baker & McKenzie LLP 2005 to date; made partner 2005. Has spoken at Baker & McKenzie conferences in London and recently Dubai at Middle East International Tax and Trust Conference.

Education

Truro School, Cornwall; Jesus College, Oxford University (MA Jurisprudence); Scholar, Lincoln's Inn.

Leisure

Political involvement: stood at last election in Falmouth; advisor on tax and member of Parliamentary Mainstream Conservative Party.

Practice Areas

Private client; Contentious trusts and probate; Emerging markets

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  • New rules due on assessment of workplace working conditions

    Continuing our practice of regularly updating our clients on changes in the Russian legislation, in this legal alert we would like to inform you that as of September 1, 2011, the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation will introduce a new procedure for assessing working conditions in workplaces. 1 [1] Results of workplace assessments with respect to the working conditions conducted before September 1, 2011 (in accordance with the procedure currently in effect 2 [2]) will remain valid up until the next regular assessment.
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