Baker McKenzie

Tax; Wealth Management

Christopher Cook is a member of Baker McKenzie’s Global Wealth Management practice. He advises financial institutions, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, leading entrepreneurial families and family offices on a broad range of international wealth management and private capital matters. Christopher has been recognised as Citywealth Lawyer of the Year in the IFC category, and has been named in Private Client Practitioner’s “Top 35 Under 35”. He is a regular speaker at conferences and industry events on topical issues affecting wealthy families and their advisers.

Christopher advises leading private banks, high-net-worth individuals and family-controlled businesses on cross-border and domestic tax planning, life insurance structuring, trusts, succession planning and business structuring. He also advises on contentious private wealth matters, including issues concerning the validity of offshore trust structures, domestic and international tax investigations, and family disputes. Christopher has considerable experience designing and establishing bespoke international asset-holding and wealth management structures, including private trust companies, limited partnerships and family offices. He also advises charities and private clients on philanthropy and not-for-profit matters.

• Law Society of England & Wales

• Solicitor Advocate (Higher Courts Civil Proceedings, England and Wales)

• International Bar Association

• College of Law at London (LPC) (2013)

• University of Cambridge (LLM) (2011)

• University of Exeter, England (LLB, First Class) (2010)