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70 KINGSWAY
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Charlie Sosna

Work Department
Mishcon Private
Position
Charlie is a Partner in Mishcon Private and heads up the Private Tax and Wealth Planning group. Charlie’s main practice areas are: UK and international tax, including UK-US tax planning; trusts; asset protection structuring; and lifetime planning for high-net and ultra-high net worth individuals, families and their trustees. Charlie frequently advises clients on their residence and domicile status, and advises on effective tax planning – with a particular focus on acting for clients with connections in Asia.
He has been described as someone who offers ‘high quality reliable advice, excellent client manner – a joy to work with’, and who has ‘a clear understanding of tax issues arising for private clients and identifies practical solutions’. He has further been described and as ‘an excellent lawyer who commands the respect of everyone he interacts with and acts for who is ahead of his years in terms of expertise, ability and maturity who will excel to become one of the leading lights in the world of the private client lawyer’.
Charlie is a member of Mishcon de Reya’s multi-disciplinary Luxury Assets Group, which advises individuals and businesses on the buying, selling, structuring and protection of luxury assets including art, cars and other high-value collectables across the globe.
In 2014 Charlie passed with distinction the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients.
Career
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya
Solicitor, Berkeley Law Ltd
Solicitor, Lawrence Graham LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Lawrence Graham LLP
King’s College London, Law LLB
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
(Leading partners)Mishcon de Reya LLP ‘distinguishes itself from the other main London law firms by being perceived as an innovative and progressive law firm’. It has ‘a reputation for excellence and high-quality practitioners’. Charlie Sosna spearheads the practice, which offers a blend of overseas tax planning, planning advice for UK-based entrepreneurs, and corporate structuring work for its clients. Major clients include private individuals and their families, businesses, family offices, and trust structures, and its client base is global. Among the other key individuals are Andrew Goldstone and Filippo Noseda. Noseda is a dual-qualified English solicitor and Swiss lawyer. Kassim Meghjee advises UK and international clients on all aspects of personal and business taxation. Another name to note is Patrick Harney, who has a particular specialism in US-UK and UK-Irish cross-border tax advice. Martin Davies heads the Middle East practice, and David Whittaker, Stuart Adams, and Nicola Simmons are highly recommended. There have been a number of additions to the team, including Marianne Kafena, who joined in January 2024 from Harbottle & Lewis LLP.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Personal tax, trusts and probate London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Agriculture and estates