Member Profile
Patrick Harney
Partner | Mishcon de Reya
Office Location: England and Wales
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Top Specialisms
Trusts: Planning
Tax Advisory
Connect
Professional Biography
Patrick is a market leading international private client lawyer who has worked in Dublin, London, and New York, specialising in cross border tax advice with a focus on US-UK and UK-Irish tax, trust and estate planning. His range of clients include high profile individuals, family offices and hedge funds spanning the UK and Ireland, the US, and Latin America. He has a particular expertise in the use of family partnerships and family investment companies as a tax efficient wealth holding vehicle. Patrick has been consistently ranked by the private wealth industry and professional directories as a leading expert in tax law. He is a Chartered Tax Adviser, International Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, an Academician of The International Academy of Estate and Trust Lawyers, and lectures at the STEP/Irish Law Society Diploma Course on Trust and Estate Planning.
Question : What drew you to specialise in private client law/ wealth advisory?
Answer: The challenge and the people
Question : For lawyers entering private client law, what are key skills you think are essential?
Answer: Analytical skills, attention to detail
Question : With the evolving landscape of the private client world, what are recent trends or shifts you are excited to explore?
Answer: The focus globally on extracting more tax on HNWs
Question : Where is your favourite place to take a peer for a cocktail or coffee?
Answer: The RAC