Simon Rylatt > Boodle Hatfield LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Boodle Hatfield LLP has a ‘very busy’ team, which is doing top-quality work on predominantly high-value, complex and international cases. ‘This truly impressive outfit‘ has niche expertise in disputes concerning the modern family, and is working on an increasing number of major trust ‘partition’ cases. Clients note that this practice ‘should be on the shortlist of any prospective client seeking a top flight London firm’. Head of department, Andrea Zavos. is highly regarded for her work in advising individuals, trustees and trust companies on a variety of complicated and high-value national and international disputes. Simon Rylatt handles a broad spread of contentious trusts and estate disputes for both onshore and offshore clients. Also recommended is Mark Lindley, who is skilled at resolving disputes regarding trusts, estates, tax and gifts, as well as cases relating to mental capacity. Senior associate, James Woods-Davison has a following among the international UHNW community acting for individuals, trusts and corporate structures. It recently added Nicola Bushby to its ranks from Irwin Mitchell.

At Boodle Hatfield LLP, Hayden Bailey leads a team of ‘extremely high quality, detail-oriented advisors on complex private client matters’. It is particularly skilled at advising on ‘trust structures holding landed estates or large operating businesses’. The ‘very solution orientated’ team specialises in complex international wealth structuring mandates for business and private assets. In addition, it is renowned for advising some of the largest family-owned businesses and family offices in the UK and internationally on governance, risk management and wealth preservation. Simon Rylatt  has an impressive roster of high-net-worth (HNW) clients. Kyra Motley is well known for advising clients in the Middle East and acts for ten different Royal families and 28 billionaires. Salpy Kouyoumjian  is another key figure who specialises in succession, tax, wealth preservation and estate planning advice. Laurence Morgan advises international HNW individuals on their tax, estate and succession planning. Other names to note include Sue Laing; Andrea Zavos  and Sara Maccallum. Clare Stirzaker regularly advises on succession planning and related legal and tax matters for multi-generational families and their family offices.