Estate Planning and Inheritance
We advise high net worth individuals and families on their estate planning, beginning with a thorough understanding of the individual's/family's objectives and goals, together with an in depth analysis of their current asset structuring. The implementation of the intended succession typically involves tax planning, structuring and drafting of wills, contracts of inheritance and occasionally marriage contracts. In addition we advise heirs through complex inheritance and probate issues and represent them in out-of-court disputes as well as in court proceedings.
Today, it is common that members of a family have residences in countries throughout Europe, the US and beyond, owning assets in different countries around the world, which can greatly complicate the probate and succession process. Our lawyers are proficient in international probate issues, the drafting of wills and inheritance contracts within diverse jurisdictions, and the interplay between the succession laws of involved countries. We aim, through asset protection structures, to avoid the difficulties that can arise through probate procedures in different countries.
