Withers LLP

Withers is an international law firm focused on the personal, business and philanthropic interests of successful individuals, families, family offices, founders, fiduciaries and private capital. With more than 200 partners across Europe, the US and Asia, Withers delivers integrated advice on matters spanning over 100 countries. The firm has acted for 74% of the top 100 Sunday Times Rich List and a significant number of the US, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and Middle East Forbes lists.

Main Areas of Practice:

Private Client & Tax:

With one of the largest and most comprehensive private client practices globally, Withers advises individuals, families, family offices, business owners and fiduciaries on wealth structuring, succession planning, taxation, governance and philanthropy. The team works closely with clients across generations to preserve and transfer wealth efficiently, often involving international assets, family businesses and complex cross-border structures. The practice is particularly noted for advising internationally mobile families, entrepreneurs and private capital principals on multi-jurisdictional planning.

Contact: Christopher Groves

Immigration:

Withers has one of the leading international immigration practices serving high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, international families and family offices. The team advises on global mobility, residence and citizenship planning, business immigration and complex cross-border relocation matters. Working alongside the firm's private client, tax and property specialists, the practice delivers integrated advice on the legal, tax and personal implications of international moves.

Contact: Nicolette Bostock

Family:

Withers has one of the largest and most established family law practices in the world, with leading teams in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and on both the east and west coasts of the US. The team advises high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals on complex financial and children matters, often involving international families, trusts, businesses and assets across multiple jurisdictions. Having advised generations of families around the world, the practice is ideally placed to support clients through matters that require a coordinated international approach. The team has also helped shape the development of family law through landmark reported cases and was among the pioneers of family mediation, arbitration and the one couple, one team family law model. Alongside its technical expertise, the practice is known for helping clients find practical and constructive solutions in what are often highly personal and sensitive circumstances.

Contact: Kate Landells

Trust, Estate and Inheritance Disputes:

Withers has one of the world's largest dedicated trust, estate and inheritance disputes teams. The practice advises trustees, beneficiaries, family offices, private banks, protectors and ultra high net worth families on contentious trusts, estates, probate disputes, fiduciary disputes, capacity challenges, family business conflicts and cross-border asset recovery. The team regularly handles matters involving multiple jurisdictions, substantial family wealth structures and novel legal issues, and is recognised for its expertise in both court proceedings and alternative dispute resolution.

Contact: Stephen Richards

Residential Real Estate:

Withers handles all aspects of residential property, from buying and selling homes to landlord and tenant matters. The firm routinely assists with renovations, leasehold enfranchisement and complex funding arrangements and ensures the most tax-efficient ways to own and hold residential property. The team has a strong track record for successfully settling real estate disputes over property ownership, between landlords and tenants and relating to development contracts, among many other issues. A longstanding focus is also rural real estate where we facilitate the buying, selling and development of every kind of country home, estate and business.

Contact: Nicholas Vaughan

Litigation & Arbitration

Withers represents successful individuals, family offices, trustees, entrepreneurs, private businesses and governments in complex disputes worldwide. The practice combines commercial litigation, international arbitration and specialist disputes expertise, advising on matters involving shareholder disputes, fraud, asset tracing and recovery, tax disputes, professional negligence, reputation management, crisis management and white collar investigations and employment claims.

Contact: Stephen Ross

Corporate:

The global corporate group has a developed a strong reputation as advisors for private capital, individuals and entrepreneurs on their investments, business interests and their philanthropic giving. As well as being particularly well known for investment work, the group advises clients across a range of sectors including technology, life sciences, luxury brands, hospitality and sport. With the team’s extensive experience in private capital as well as in advising on personal and corporate issues, it finds solutions to thorny regulatory problems and assists with day-to-day transactions. Advising successful people and businesses around the world means that the team understands the unique legal issues surrounding private capital. This can range from investment, structuring and control of cross-border investments, setting up a foundation through to the corporate and personal tax issues created.

Contact: Paul McGrath