Practice group 19
People and Private Wealth
Personal wealth and family decisions rarely stop at one border. WLA connects the advice individuals, founders and families need to structure, protect and pass on wealth across countries.
When businesses call on this group
When this work comes up.
Choose the one closest to your situation. Ask WLA maps the legal work, what applies locally and the partners in each country.
What partners handle
The work in this group.
- Cross-border wealth structuring
- Family governance and family office arrangements
- Private investments and holding structures
- Succession planning and intergenerational transfers
- Coordination with tax, trust and estate counsel
- Residence and mobility planning for families
Scope
Advice for individuals, entrepreneurs and families managing private wealth across borders, including family governance, asset structuring, private investments and succession planning.
Trusts, estates and probate (18), international tax (08), immigration and global mobility (13).
Services
Turn it into a defined piece of work.
Each service has a published starting fee and a written scope, delivered with appointed partners in each country.
Family Office Global Legal Map™
A family's legal position mapped across every country involved.
From USD 5,000See the service Fixed scopeExecutive & Investor Mobility Map™
Residence, tax and family routes for a person moving countries.
From USD 1,500 per personSee the service Fixed scopeCross-Border Legal Map™
Know what legal work you need before you start spending on it.
From USD 995See the serviceOngoing work across countries? Global Legal Bench International Legal Desk All services and fees
Partners
Who does this work.
WLA introduces counsel for this practice from its network after a conflict check, while appointed partner places are filled.
Need counsel for People and Private Wealth now?
Tell WLA the country and the matter. WLA introduces counsel after a conflict check, usually within two working days.
Start a briefA law firm strong in People and Private Wealth?
Appointed partner places are open: one firm per practice group in each jurisdiction, USD 995 a year.
Check your jurisdictionWhere the work happens
Corridors and countries.
The business corridors where this practice is most active, and the countries where WLA partners practise it.
Ask WLA
Describe your situation.
In your own words, with the countries involved. Ask WLA maps the legal work in order and the partners in each country.
Questions
What clients ask first.
How should a family organise wealth in several countries?
The answer depends on where the family members, assets and businesses are located. Local counsel can map the structure and its consequences across each country.
Can WLA coordinate advice for a family office?
Yes. WLA can coordinate independent counsel across the relevant jurisdictions and keep the work aligned.
How do we plan for the next generation?
Succession, tax, ownership and family governance are considered together, with local rules checked in each country.