Withers

About Withers

Global law firm dedicated to private wealth, with 18 offices worldwide advising UHNW families on cross-border tax, trusts, estate planning, and trophy asset transactions.

Known For

• London firm founded in 1896 that grew into an international private wealth practice with offices across Europe, the US and Asia
• Merged with Bergman Horowitz & Reynolds in 2002 to form Withers Bergman in the United States
• Top-tier rankings in private wealth, tax, trusts, family law, art law and contentious trusts
• Acts for entrepreneurs, families, family offices, charities and trustees across multiple jurisdictions

Typical Mandate

Withers is engaged by international families with assets and members in several countries who need coordinated tax, trust and succession advice from a single firm: for example, a family with a UK-resident matriarch, US-citizen grandchildren and a Singapore holding structure. It also handles high-value divorces, contentious trust litigation, art and cultural property transactions, and the purchase of prime property in London, New York and elsewhere. Mandates often span years and multiple offices.

How to Engage

Clients come via private banks, trustees, family offices and other lawyers, and via direct inquiry through the firm's website. Contact the office in the jurisdiction most central to the family's affairs, typically London, New York, Geneva, Hong Kong or Singapore. A written summary of family members, residence and citizenship, assets by location and the immediate question allows a cross-office team to be formed. Client due diligence precedes engagement.

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