Full Description
Welcome to the 2026 edition of ICLG - Private Client, which I am delighted to introduce. The guide covers a comprehensive and diverse range of chapters that would pique the interest of any domestic or international practice client adviser. The publication is designed to provide readers with a comprehensive overview of key issues affecting private client work, particularly from the perspective of a multi-jurisdictional transaction.
The guide is divided into two sections and the first section contains one industry chapter and four expert analysis chapters. Each topical chapter is written by a different firm or organisation, including STEP, all of which are targeted at advisers with international clients. The second section contains insightful country question and answer chapters. These provide a broad overview of common issues in private client laws and regulations in 19 jurisdictions.
As an overview, the guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with a comprehensive worldwide legal analysis of the laws and regulations of private client work. The chapters are provided by some of the most authoritative and respected advisers in the private client industry and I trust that you will find them just as informative and valuable.
Contents
Industry Chapter
1 Private Clients' Attitudes to Wealth, According to the Practitioners Serving Them
Emily Deane, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Expert Analysis Chapters
4 The Updated UK Regime for New Residents
Charlotte Howard & Robin Vos, Macfarlanes LLP
9 Pre-Immigration Planning Considerations for the HNW Client - Think Before You Leap
Joshua S. Rubenstein, Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
16 Special Considerations for Foreign Investors in U.S. Real Estate
Adrian Pandev, Pandev Law, LLC
23 Foundations in the UAE: A Premier Vehicle for Wealth Preservation and Family Governance
Joy Lahoud & Mohanned Al Kharafi, Cone Marshall Middle East CSP Ltd
Q&A Chapters
30 Andorra
Jose María Alfín Martín-Gamero &
Jose Manuel Rodriguez Vizoso, FINTAX ANDORRA
39 Austria
Elmar Drabek & Elena Manachimova,
eos Rechtsanwälte GmbH
47 Belgium
Griet Vanden Abeele, Emilie Van Goidsenhoven &
Alain Van Geel, Tiberghien
57 Bermuda
Nathan Samuels & Fiona Bada,
Cox Hallett Wilkinson Limited
67 Cyprus
Despina Sofokleous & Lorenzo Toffoloni,
Andreas Th. Sofokleous LLC
75 France
Maryse Naudin & Ouri Belmin,
TIRARD NAUDIN A.A.R.P.I.
87 Germany
Dr. Andreas Richter & Dr. Katharina Hemmen,
POELLATH
97 Gibraltar
Adrian Pilcher, Emma Lejeune & Stuart Dalmedo,
ISOLAS LLP
105 Greece
Anna Paraskeva & Nikos Maltezos,
Zepos & Yannopoulos
112 Japan
Atsushi Oishi & Makoto Sakai,
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
119 Liechtenstein
Nicolai Binkert, Simon Oberhofer & Carina Mair,
Schurti Partners Attorneys at Law Ltd
127 Mexico
Christian Lippert, Gabriela Pellón,
Cecilia Díaz de Rivera & Ana Elena Domínguez,
Galicia
140 Singapore
Sim Bock Eng, Aw Wen Ni & Tan Shao Tong,
WongPartnership LLP
148 South Africa
Hanneke Farrand, Antonie van Wyk,
Jarred van der Westhuizen & Len-Michael Fouché,
Farrand Attorneys Inc.
155 Spain
Michael Fries, Christian Krause Moral &
Gustavo Yanes Hernández, Monereo Meyer Abogados
164 Switzerland
Philippe Pulfer, Philippe Kohler & Sonya Figueredo,
Walder Wyss Ltd
176 United Arab Emirates
Yann Mrazek, M/HQ
Amisha Anil, Re/think
185 United Kingdom
Edward Reed & Robin Vos, Macfarlanes LLP
203 USA
Stephanie E. Heilborn, Christiana M. Lazo &
Rachel J. Harris, Proskauer Rose LLP
