Withers is a premier international law firm renowned for its sophisticated, cross-border legal services tailored to high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. With a global presence spanning North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and beyond, the firm stands out for its deep sector expertise and ability to navigate complex legal landscapes across multiple jurisdictions.
The firm adopts a highly personalized, strategic approach, combining commercial acumen with robust legal advice to help clients realize their ambitions and manage long-term goals. It serves a diverse clientele including founders, family offices, private companies, charities, and leaders in sectors such as art, technology, financial services, and luxury brands, offering integrated solutions that address both business and personal legal needs.
Services Offered
- Banking and finance (acquisition and leveraged finance, art finance, asset finance, project finance, property finance, trade finance)
- Commercial litigation (appellate, civil fraud, climate, environment and energy disputes, financial services disputes, international asset tracing and enforcement, mediation, professional discipline and regulatory, professional liability, restructuring and insolvency, serious crime)
- Corporate (capital markets, commercial agreements, corporate finance, corporate governance, corporate structuring and planning, financial services regulatory, joint ventures and strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, private equity)
- Divorce and family (family non-court dispute resolution, children involved in your dispute, cohabitation and living together, divorce, separation and finances, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, surrogacy and assisted reproduction)
- Employment (disputes, discrimination and severance, employment contracts, HR support, mergers and restructures, negotiation, partnerships, shareholder disputes)
- Immigration (expatriation, global mobility, passports, residency and green cards, visas)
- International arbitration (business and human rights, investment treaty arbitration, public international law, sanctions)
- Investment funds (financial services regulatory, investment structuring, private equity)
- Intellectual property (brand protection, copyright and design, data protection and cyber law, IP disputes, IP transactions, life sciences and healthcare, technology and digital commerce, trademarks)
- Private client (estate planning, wills and succession, investment structuring, mental capacity and vulnerable persons, private trust companies, probate and estate administration, trust management and accounting, trusts, foundations and stress testing, US UK cross-border tax and planning, wealth structuring)
- Public international law (business and human rights, investment treaty arbitration, sanctions, UK public inquiries)
- Real estate (commercial real estate, construction, data centers and infrastructure, development land in the UK, green finance in real estate, international real estate wealth, real estate disputes, residential real estate, rural real estate)
- Tax (income tax and capital gains, inheritance, estate and gift taxes, international corporate tax, tax investigations and controversy, tax planning when moving between countries, US tax advice around the world, US UK cross-border tax and planning, use of insurance in estate planning)
- Trust, estate and inheritance disputes (claims against executors and administrators, conservatorships, court of protection, fraud in trusts, mental capacity and vulnerable persons, mistakes in wills, problems with trustees, trust disputes, will, estate and legacy disputes)
- White collar defense and investigations (extradition, mutual legal assistance and Interpol, financial services disputes, fraud investigations, health and safety, internal investigations, media and crisis management, serious crime, professional discipline and regulatory, tax investigations and controversy, UK public inquiries)
Operating from key financial and cultural hubs worldwide, Withers supports clients in multiple languages including English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. The firm is recognized for its thought leadership, publishing insights on evolving legal topics and maintaining a strong commitment to diversity, environmental responsibility, and pro bono work.
