Key Lawyer: “Nicola Allison is an excellent associate who is very good with clients”.
Nicola is a Senior Associate specialising in non-contentious Private Client work. She advises UHNW individuals, family offices and trustees on a variety of issues relating to family governance, personal tax, wealth planning, estate planning and cross-border taxation.
Nicola regularly advises clients on all aspects of complex international wealth-holding structures. This may be in relation to the set-up of new structures on an exit event or for succession purposes, or as and when the tax landscape or family needs change and a re-organisation is desirable.
Nicola has experience working with a wide range of jurisdictions, although with a particular focus on structures with assets, beneficiaries or trustees based in the US, Middle East, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
She is also able to advise on establishing charities and family foundations and cross-border giving.
Key Lawyer: “Nicola Allison is an excellent associate who is very good with clients”.
On the structuring of a complex multi-generational governance and wealth vehicle for an UHNW Middle Eastern family involving the coordination of advice from across 40 different jurisdictions.
On the restructuring of extensive dual resident UK-US family trusts for the benefit of second and third generation family members, including substantial annual and ongoing reporting to family members.
The structure involved joint BVI shareholdings in various group companies and complex share class rights and 'Founder Director' provisions.
by Rachel Davison and Nicola Allison
Tax intricacies of US-UK charitable giving
by multiple authors
by multiple authors
by Mark Chan and Gerald Chen
by Vikki Wiberg
by Andi Terziu and Meshah Kuevi
by Andi Terziu
by Vikki Wiberg
by Shane Gleghorn and Dr. Oliver Bertram