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Alison is senior counsel – knowledge in our Private Wealth team. She has extensive experience of advising high net worth individuals and the international wealth management institutions that serve them on the full spectrum of non-contentious and contentious private client issues, including cross-border tax and wealth planning issues. She has a particular interest in planning for the smooth transfer of wealth to future generations, and issues related to transparency and privacy in connection with which she has been involved in advising governmental and regulatory bodies on beneficial owner registers and the cross-border exchange of information in tax matters and international tax agreements.
As well as fulfilling the team's know how and training needs, and monitoring legal and market developments, Alison writes articles, thought-leadership pieces and guides on technical legal issues for the team and clients, and often leads both in-house and external client training events. She also frequently engages with industry bodies and other third parties in connection with legislative changes.
Since 2022 | Senior counsel - knowledge, Taylor Wessing |
2021 - 2022 | Senior professional support lawyer, Taylor Wessing |
2010 - 2021 | Associate director – Knowledge Development Lawyer, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner |
2005 - 2010 | Professional support lawyer, Baker McKenzie |
2004 - 2005 | Professional support lawyer, Lawrence Graham |
1998 - 2004 | Associate, Simmons & Simmons |
1994 | Bachelor of Arts (Law), University of Nottingham |
The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) |
English |
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Advising a modern-day private client
Prominent issues for consideration
by multiple authors
The Register of Persons with Significant Control
by multiple authors
Is public access to UK beneficial ownership registers here to stay?
by Alison Cartin and Alexander Erskine
Beneficial ownership registers and trusts acquiring UK land
by Alison Cartin and Alexander Erskine