Mr Edward Porter > Michelmores LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With particular expertise in matters spanning Cornwall, Exeter and Bristol, Michelmores LLP handles a broad range of work for national charities including legacy disputes, charity creation issues, regulatory work and commercial matters. Edward Porter leads the practice’s non-contentious work, and Tony Cockayne is the key contact for contentious work.

Michelmores LLP‘s team is spread across a network of offices in the region, allowing it to comprehensively counsel local and national clients, as well as high-net-worth individuals with connections to the US, on a wide range of private wealth questions. Entrepreneurial clients benefit from James Frampton‘s knowledge of business property relief matters and extensive understanding of US-UK estate planning matters, while practice head Sandra Brown cements the team’s strong reputation for high-value trust administration. Edward Porter handles a wide variety of tax matters and is well regarded for his advice on trust and charity structuring and restructuring mandates. The team’s strengths in landed estate work were bolstered with the arrival of Iwan Williams from Shakespeare Martineau LLP as part of the opening of a new office in Cheltenham in May 2023.