Our US Private Wealth and Tax team provides strategic and sophisticated US tax and wealth planning services, ensuring our clients' assets are managed efficiently and their transitions into or out of the US system are navigated with expert care. Our team is renowned for their expertise in US tax and trusts law. Their knowledge is enhanced by a deep understanding of US immigration and global residency planning.
Our team, based in the UK, Singapore and Hong Kong and working closely together, has legal qualifications in multiple jurisdictions, former diplomatic experience, as well as native Mandarin and Portuguese and fluent Russian language proficiency, ensuring that our clients receive advice that is not only technically sound but also globally informed and culturally sensitive.
Key Areas of Expertise
US / UK Private Wealth and Tax
US citizens resident in the UK face acute challenges to manage their potential exposure to double taxation and ensuring that their estate plans are compatible both sides of the Atlantic. Couples who are subject to both UK inheritance tax and US estate tax have specific estate-planning needs. If one spouse or civil partner is a US person whilst the other is not, careful planning is required to manage the vagaries of dual tax exposure and of potential citizenship and domicile mismatch. Our team of specialist US and UK qualified tax and trusts lawyers provide an integrated US / UK estate planning service.
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Trusts and Succession Planning
We regularly advise on and draft complex onshore and offshore trusts and wills for international clients who are US citizens, including the use and creation of life insurance trusts, trusts that qualify as US Foreign Grantor Trusts and advise on succession planning structures with long-term governance objectives.
We advise settlors, beneficiaries and trustees on the US federal tax implications of trust structures with a non-US component, including:
- Foreign grantor trust planning;
- Use of trusts to hold US-sited investments;
- Trust structuring for US settlors (for both US federal tax and succession planning purposes).
Immigration
We assist US citizens with their pre-UK immigration tax planning.
We provide US federal income tax advice in relation to relocating to the US. We advise on the most beneficial US visa categories for immigration (/services/immigration) and tax purposes, providing comprehensive application support and overcoming ineligibilities and refusals.
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Wills and Estate Administration
We regularly draft estate plans, integrated Wills and revocable trusts for US citizens and have extensive experience in cross border estate administration and probate. We regularly assist US lawyers to apply for UK Grants of Probate. We are authorised providers of the Medallion Guarantee Stamp which is essential to the transfer of US securities.
We advise on the US federal tax implications on the death of a non-US settlor (post grantor planning).
US renunciation
We help you navigate the tax implications of relinquishing US residency/Green Card status or citizenship. We can facilitate the immigration process, including preparation for exit interviews, the in-person oath, and assistance with all necessary documentation.
US tax compliance
We advise on addressing historic US federal tax non-compliance. Advising individuals, trust companies, and fiduciaries concerning US persons' reporting obligations in relation to non-US entities and non-US trust structures.
Education
Our Education offering advises schools, universities and HNW individuals and families, with integrated immigration and tax expertise to support international education planning, mobility and cross‑border affairs. The Education team specialises in advising individuals and families facing complex education challenges, including school exclusions, discrimination claims, university disciplinary proceedings, exam appeals, special educational needs disputes and safeguarding investigations.