Wealth planning

Our internationally renowned Wealth Planning team provides advice to the world's wealthiest families, and to the banks and offshore trustees who work with them.

LG boasts one of the largest private client teams in London, demonstrating unrivalled strength and expertise in estate planning and trust structuring for clients based throughout the globe.

We have a particular focus on the Middle East and Asia and have a close relationship with private banks and trust companies in the world's leading financial centres, particularly, London, the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Switzerland, Monaco, Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Don't just take our word for it…

Citywealth Private Capital team of the Year

Private Client Team of The Year 2008, Legal Business Awards

"LG has a solid reputation for high value offshore disputes involving trusts…" The Legal 500 2008

"LG’s internationally focused private client team is noted for its ‘knowledge of the offshore market and experience in dealing with multi-jurisdictional families’…." The Legal 500 2008

"…It has a significant following among wealthy Middle Eastern clients, and the firm has opened an office in Dubai, where one private client partner is based. The firm acts for a number of billionaire families in the Middle East and South East Asia, and also advises Prince Albert II of Monaco and his Monaco Charitable Foundation." The Legal 500 2008

"The ‘talented and responsive’ team...has a strong institutional client base and offshore connections which yield a steady flow of work, particularly for the trustee under attack...Key instructions include acting for the government of Brazil on the alleged corruption by Paulo Maluf, the former Mayor of Sao Paulo" The European Legal 500 2007, US Special Edition

Ranked Top Tier, Private Client: Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate, The European Legal 500 2007, US Special Edition: "The ‘dynamic’ Andrew Young heads LG’s practice, which has a clear focus on the international superrich, together with the global private banking and trust industry...The team also services domestic UK clients, including the trustees of the estate of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the trustees of the estate of Matthew Harding.‘Font of knowledge’ Martyn Gowar scores ten out of ten with clients, while Nick Jacob is also highly rated…Clients report that the firm is‘responsive, knowledgeable, and customer-friendly’, and ‘pulls out all the stops on very tight deadlines’"