Emily Osborne > Stephenson Harwood > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Stephenson Harwood
1 FINSBURY CIRCUS
LONDON
EC2M 7SH
England

Work Department

Employment, pensions, private wealth, immigration, contentious trusts and corporate tax

Position

An experienced private wealth advisor, Emily provides international tax and private wealth advice to families and trustees of family trusts on a variety of issues, including moving to the UK; the use of wealth preservation structures such as offshore trusts, foundations and companies; the ownership of UK residential property and tax disclosures and the reporting of beneficial ownership under the various global initiatives.

She advises clients on the law of domicile and residency, including ensuring the availability of tax efficient sources of funds to draw on after becoming UK residents.

Emily is an expert on international pension schemes and other remuneration structures and advises on IPPs, EFRBS, QROPS and QNUPS, acting for both scheme trustees and their members.

Emily is recognised as a Leading Partner for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate in the Legal 500. She is also ranked by Chambers and Partners for her expertise in private wealth law and family offices & funds structuring, and is named as a foreign expert by the guide for matters relating to the Middle East. Clients comment that “she’s extremely commercial, very responsive and a trusted adviser”. She is also named in the Spear’s 500 as a recommended lawyer for tax matters and is included in ALM’s Private Client Global Elite.

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate

(Leading partners)

Emily OsborneStephenson Harwood

Stephenson Harwood is praised as a ‘powerhouse’ that has ‘an incredible bench of partners in terms of experience and strength’. Clients range from multi-millionaires to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families with billions of pounds in assets. Its clients are typically entrepreneurial and international, and a particular focus of the practice is on complex structuring with an international angle, particularly where a business or corporation is involved. It also frequently advises on governance for family businesses, and related issues which arise during the transfer of wealth to the next generation. Key figures include the ‘excellentJames Quarmby, and Emily Osborne. Osborne has a keen interest in succession planning and governance issues for business families. Jonathan Conder is especially experienced in acting for families with a US connection, and for families from South East Asia. Michael Rutili is a trusted adviser to numerous (mostly European) private clients, their families, and businesses. Beatrice Puoti focuses on international tax, trusts, and cross-border estate planning for UK and non-UK resident and domiciled clients.