Nick Warr

Nick is a partner in the Private Client group and Head of the International Private Wealth group. He specialises in advising ultra high net worth individuals, with particular expertise in advising individuals from the financial industry on all aspects of their personal and corporate structuring, and families with interests mainly on fiscal and succession planning. Nick’s practice is truly international in nature, representing individuals, families and family offices in the Middle East, the USA and Europe as well as the UK.

Expertise

Services and Groups Private client India group Russia group

Sectors Private wealth

Experience

Fiscal and succession management and structuring of global wealth across 15 jurisdictions	An Eastern European family on the fiscal and succession management and structuring of their global wealth which is situated in 15 jurisdictions and which includes liquid investments, trophy assets (including planes, boats, cars and artwork) and interests in numerous trading businesses.
Wide ranging advice to the principals of a corporate advisory boutique	The principals of a corporate advisory boutique, responsible for forming the largest ever fund, on all their personal affairs and advising on the structuring of the entity itself, on its remuneration structure and structuring of other investments.

Awards

Chambers High Net Worth UK 2020	Leading individual - Private Wealth Law (band 1): Nick Warr is "very active in international markets," says a source, who continues: "He has an awful lot of depth in his responses and is able to deliver a first-class client experience and excellent advice." Another interviewee notes: "His technical knowledge and ability to convey it to the client is brilliant." A wealth professional enthuses: "He is a master at handling clients."
Middle East expert	Nick Warr of Taylor Wessing LLP in London "is a jolly good lawyer," states a commentator. He advises high net worth clients on complex succession planning and is recognised by interviewees for his UAE-related work, and his Middle East practice more generally.
Chambers Global 2020	Leading individual - International private client - Global-wide (Band 3): Nick Warr leads the firm's international private wealth team. He is particularly well regarded for advising US clients on UK tax and trusts matters. One interviewee says Warr is "a good, solid, technical lawyer," and another praises his Middle East practice.
Spear's 500 2020	Top Tax & Trusts Adviser
Legal 500 UK 2020	Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate: 'Nick Warr is a standout private client lawyer. He has superb technical skills and a drive and energy unlike anyone else in the market. He is a real star'.
Chambers High Net Worth UK 2019	Leading individual - Private Wealth Law (Band 3)
Legal 500 UK 2019	Leading individual - Private client: Personal tax, trusts and probate: Nick Warr has an ‘encyclopaedic knowledge’ of fiscal and succession planning and ‘allied with this he has superb client skills. Nick has a wide and diverse client base amongst high-net-worth families in the Middle East and the Far East’.
Spear's 500 2018	Lawyer of the Year - Tax & Trust

Latest news & insights

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We are an eprivateclient Top Law Firm for 2020

22 September 2020

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Nick Warr cements position as top tax and trust lawyer in Spear's index

9 September 2020

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COVID-19: What's keeping you up at night?

Our international private wealth team responds to some key questions that our clients from across a number of sectors and jurisdictions have been thinking about over the past couple of weeks.

16 June 2020

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