Member Profile
John Bender
Director | Bender Brothers & Co
Office Location: Anguilla
Jurisdiction
Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, England and Wales, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong SAR, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Liechtenstein, Malta, Monaco, Switzerland, The Bahamas, Jersey
Top Specialisms
Private Banking
Relocation and Cross-Border Advisory
Trusts & Trusteeship
Connect
Professional Biography
John Bender heads the offshore trusts team at Bender Brothers & Co, an Anglo-Swiss family office historically linked to a FTSE-100 company. His group specialises in the implementation of residence planning through relocation services, trust protectorships and the selection of financial intermediaries. Non-domiciled client work takes him regularly to Switzerland, Italy, Malta, Ireland and the Gulf. Mr Bender heads the office’s investment committee for alternative and traditional assets in addition to an eminent body of Commonwealth trust lawyers specialising in fiduciary dispute resolution. After time in Hong Kong, he was educated at Eton and Harvard. Mr Bender speaks French, German, Spanish and Swedish.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: Personal relationship to a single family office
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: It is important to be able to listen and show empathy
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: 1) Increasing mobility of leading international families 2) Need for traditional private client relationships in face of staff turnover, corporate change and automation of services
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: Boodle's