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Professional Biography

Rebecca has extensive expertise in advising families, entrepreneurs, multi-generational businesses and family offices on wealth planning, succession and protection. These clients face their own unique set of challenges. At the heart of Rebecca’s approach is ensuring that clients have conversations before they become difficult conversations. Rebecca seeks to gain a real understanding of the clients’ family relationships and support her clients in making informed decisions about their future. Rebecca helps wealthy families with all elements of generational succession planning including wills, creation of trusts and estate planning. This often involves pulling together a team from across the firm’s Family Office to use a range of legal tools to support the clients and their family – this can include corporate, family, disputes and philanthropy expertise. Rebecca also has considerable experience in advising clients in relation to the tax and trust implications of family breakdown.

What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?

In London you are completely spoilt for choice so picking a favourite is rather tricky! My go to place at the moment is Monmouth Kitchen.

What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?

It was put to me slightly differently but Martha Lane Fox summed it up perfectly – “the best lawyers do not bang on about the law”. In essence, you need to ensure that your clients understand the (hopefully practical and commercial) advice you give them,

What was your first job?

Shop assistant in Principles, a clothes shop.

What is the book you recommend to everyone?

Still Life by Sarah Winman.

What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?

With a general election on the not too distant horizon the treatment of non-doms is once again making headlines. There may well be sweeping changes introduced. Whatever the outcome, it is likely there will be layers of complexity and new regulations. It has never been more important to be an ally to our clients and their families, helping with every step of their journey.