Expertise

Expert in domestic and international trust, estate and tax planning for high net worth individuals and their families including domicile and residence matters; international probate and succession law; contentious estate and trust matters; and fiduciary risk management issues for professional trustees.
 
Andrew was named the High Net's Private Client Solicitor of the Year (2004) and is consistently rated as a leading practitioner both in the UK and internationally.

Andrew was awarded Citywealth's 'Lawyer of the Year 2007' award and his International Private Capital Team won the 'Legal Business Private Client Team of the Year 2008'.

Experience

Typical clients are international private banks and trust companies, high net worth families and family offices predominately outside the UK and with a multijurisdictional asset base.

Professional

Trained at Coward Chance 1984-1986
Private Client Solicitor at Coward Chance, later Clifford Chance 1986-1991
Alsop Wilkinson, Partner (Head of Private Client Department) 1991-1997
LG, Partner (Head of Tax and Private Capital) 1997 - 2008
LG, Head of International Private Capital 2008 to date

Professional Memberships

The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
International Tax Planning Association
Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Publications

• Regular contributor to various legal and professional journals, international conferences and seminars

Languages

Conversational French