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Ian Watson

020 7242 4937 clerks@3sb.law.co.uk

Position

Barrister and New York attorney specialising in US and English wills, trusts and private client advice, US and UK gift, estate and inheritance tax, cross-border and offshore issues.

Career

Qualified 1993 (New York), 2005 (England and Wales); Lincoln’s Inn; associate White & Case, New York 1992-97; Bryan Cave, London 1997-2002; Counsel Withers LLP, London 2002-03, partner 2003-05.

Languages

French, basic Italian.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association; Association of the Bar of the City of New York; STEP, cross-border estates group committee.

Education

The College Preparatory School, Oakland, California; Brown University (BA 1986); Columbia University (JD 1992).