Russell Cohen
Even clients with access to private jets are still reluctant to travel, reports affable Farrer partner Russell Cohen. ‘They’re sitting…
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David Mellor
The personable and engaging David Mellor believes the tax code is overdue a major simplification. ‘I try hard to avoid…
ByCaroline Le Jeune
‘I place great emphasis on getting to know what each family needs and what will be appropriate and flexible for…
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Ceris Gardner
A mainstay of the Spear’s indices over the years and one of the most recognisable names in the world of…
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Jonathan Conder
Jonathan Conder is one of the longest-standing partners at Macfarlanes. His role is dedicated to developing the international tax and…
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Bart Peerless
‘When unexpected events happen, clients reach for their trusted advisers,’ Bart Peerless tells Spear’s. ‘A global pandemic makes people stop…
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James Quarmby
Spear’s checks in with James Quarmby, Stephenson Harwood’s head of private wealth, who makes time for a call during ‘an…
ByNimesh Shah
Nimesh Shah, 38, took the reins as CEO of Blick Rothenberg earlier this year, but seems undaunted by the task…
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Sophie Dworetzsky
It’s close to a year since Sophie Dworetzsky’s move from Withers to Charles Russell Speechlys, and Spear’s checks in to…
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Nick Warr
The head of the international private wealth group at Taylor Wessing, Nick Warr, has had a busy 12 months with…
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Camilla Wallace
She might have been working from home, but Wedlake Bell’s head of private client group Camilla Wallace has not stood…
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Clare Stirzaker
Clare Stirzaker spearheads PwC’s ‘growing’ private client legal practice, where she looks after UHNW clients with complex estate planning, cross-border…
ByBasil Zirinis
‘If an HNW wants to invest/do business in the US, Basil is the go-to,’ one peer enthused when asked to…
ByChris Shepard
Highly regarded among the Spear’s network, Chris Shepard has looked after the tax affairs of families with both inherited and…
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Paul Ayres
‘Incredibly, we managed to maintain momentum,’ Paul Ayres tells Spear’s. Despite the challenges brought on by the pandemic, his department…
ByDaniel Sopher
Daniel Sopher doesn’t mince his words. ‘Tax is going up; things are becoming tougher,’ he says. With ‘big changes in…
ByLisa Spearman
Lisa Spearman has described her approach to her work as ‘about making complex issues easy to understand’. It’s not as…
ByJames Walker
James Walker joined haysmacintyre as a private client tax partner in late 2019 from Buzzacott. He began his career in…
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Greg Limb
Greg Limb heads up KPMG’s private client team, where he operates in landscapes of ‘tremendous wealth creation’, with HNW clients…
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Julian Nelberg
The fall of Arthur Andersen in 2002 forged a fresh opportunity for several partners in its private client department to…
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