Protecting, structuring and transitioning wealth across generations, jurisdictions and asset classes.

Our International Private Wealth team advises internationally connected families, entrepreneurs, family offices, private investors and senior executives on the legal, tax and governance challenges that arise when wealth, businesses and family interests span multiple jurisdictions.

Drawing on almost 250 years of heritage and the resources of a leading full-service law firm, we help clients preserve, structure and transfer wealth efficiently across generations. Our multidisciplinary team combines expertise in private wealth, tax, real estate, corporate, employment, immigration and family law to deliver coordinated advice for complex international families and family offices.

We are particularly recognised for advising clients whose wealth is concentrated in real estate, operating businesses, infrastructure and other real assets. Drawing on our highly regarded Real Estate and Real Estate Finance practices, we advise on the ownership, financing, restructuring and succession of complex asset portfolios in the UK and internationally.

Our Expertise

We advise on the full lifecycle of private wealth planning, including:

Trusts, Family Offices and Governance

• Trust establishment, restructuring and administration
• Family office structuring and governance
• Family constitutions and succession frameworks
• Private wealth and asset-holding structures

International Tax and Succession

• International tax, wealth and succession structuring
• Estate planning and intergenerational wealth transfer
• Cross-border probate and estate administration
• Asset protection and wealth preservation

International Mobility

• Residence, domicile and relocation planning
• Employment, immigration and executive mobility
• Cross-border remuneration and incentive arrangements

Family and Personal Matters

• International family and matrimonial matters
• Pre- and post-nuptial planning
• Wealth protection in the context of family transitions

This integrated approach enables us to consider family, tax, succession and asset protection issues together rather than in isolation.

Representative Experience

Representative matters include advising:

• International families on succession planning involving family businesses, investment structures, real estate portfolios and beneficiaries across multiple jurisdictions.
• Family offices on governance frameworks, wealth structuring and next-generation succession planning.
• Entrepreneurial families on the ownership, financing, restructuring and succession of operating businesses held across multiple jurisdictions.
• Family offices and private investors on the acquisition, financing and long-term ownership of substantial UK and international real asset portfolios.
• Internationally mobile individuals, senior executives and investment professionals on relocation, residence and cross-border wealth planning.
• Trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on complex trust, fiduciary and succession matters involving multiple legal systems.
• International families on family governance arrangements, including family constitutions, succession protocols and next-generation engagement strategies.
• International families with UK connections on cross-border inheritance, estate administration and wealth transition planning.

Why clients choose Winckworth Sherwood

We combine the technical excellence and breadth of a leading full-service law firm with the responsiveness and personalised service expected by internationally mobile families, entrepreneurs and family offices.

Our international private wealth practice is distinguished by:

• Almost 250 years of heritage advising families, businesses and institutions.
• Direct access to one of London’s leading Real Estate and Real Estate Finance practices, providing specialist support for substantial property, infrastructure and other real asset portfolios.
• A genuinely multidisciplinary offering integrating private wealth, tax, corporate, real estate, employment, immigration and family law expertise.
• Particular strength in advising entrepreneurial families whose wealth is held through operating businesses and real assets.
• Significant experience advising family offices, entrepreneurs, trustees and internationally mobile families.
• Extensive international network relationships enabling seamless coordination of multi-jurisdictional advice.
• Practical, partner-led service focused on preserving wealth and managing complexity.

Protecting wealth across borders and generations

Whether supporting a family office with international investments, advising an entrepreneurial family on succession planning, assisting a senior executive relocating internationally or helping future generations preserve family wealth, we provide integrated legal and tax advice designed to protect assets, manage complexity and achieve long-term family objectives.