Expertise

Advises on international tax and corporate planning, personal tax planning, use of Tax Treaties, trusts, wills and estates, civil law foundations, protection of wealth, yachts and moorings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law.

The emphasis is on private clients and structuring their assets in Monaco, the UK and generally, through the use of trusts and other vehicles.

Experience

• Advised on the international private law issues of a contentious and multi-jurisdictional probate with particular reference to the proper law applicable to charitable bequests
• Advised on the re-structuring of a group of family trusts
• Advised in relation to a super-yacht
• Advised on the new Franco-UK treaty

Professional

Gordan, Dadds & Co. (trained) 1977-1982
Clifford Turner 1982-1983
Appleby Spurling Kempe, Bermuda 1983-1986
Frere Cholmeley, London 1986-1988
Frere Cholmeley, Monaco 1988-1993
Frere Cholmeley Bischoff, Monaco 1993-1998 (via merger)
Eversheds, Monaco, 1998-2003 (via merger)
LG, Monaco, Partner 2003 to date (due to takeover of Eversheds, Monaco)

Professional Memberships

The Law Society (England & Wales)
International Tax and Planning Association (ITPA)
Society for Tax and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Institute of Directors (IOD)

Publications

• Author of the "Monaco" chapter in "Planning and administration of offshore and onshore trusts"

Languages

English and French