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International Private Banking
Strength and Reliability

The private banking world is in transition. Tax and other authorities have focused on the flow of funds across international borders. New tax legislation, political risk, regulatory, confidentiality, security and compliance issues are emerging throughout the world. How do you meet your business objectives while managing these risks? Is privacy and protection of wealth and family possible?

At Baker & McKenzie, we have a team of more than 150 Global Tax Practice lawyers that focus specifically on the needs of our Private Banking clients. We place an emphasis on valuable, high-quality, prompt execution of our work and seamless integration of tax and legal expertise. Through international training sessions, regular publication and an online help desk, we provide our clients with the resources they need to effectively collaborate across borders, time zones, markets and cultures.

How We Can Help

Strategic tax planning
Compliance and risk minimization
Dispute resolution
Training
Global tax minimization
Estate and business succession

Cross-generation wealth transfer
Preimmigration and expatriation planning
Product development for global market segments
Corporate and fiduciary structures and governance
Compliance with tax and reporting obligations

Top Rankings

Euromoney
Baker & McKenzie received high marks in Euromoney’s Private Banking 2008 survey. The Firm ranked in nearly all geographical regions surveyed. Survey respondents viewed Baker & McKenzie as a “go-to, one-stop Firm” for myriad private banking needs.

In Euromoney's 2007 Private Banking Survey, Baker & McKenzie received No. 1 rankings in:

Asia - Ethical investments, family office services, inheritance and succession planning, and trust services
Caribbean region - Family office services, private equity investment and corporate advisory
Europe - Inheritance and succession planning, and trust services
Latin America - Ethical investments, Islamic banking services and philanthropy services

We shared the No. 1 ranking in the Middle East for inheritance and succession planning, trust services, and tax guidance and services.

Citywealth
Paul Stibbard and Ashley Crossley of our London office appear in Citywealth magazine's 2007 top 100 list of leading private client lawyers.

RSG Consulting Survey 2007
We are one of the top 5 UK leading private client law firms, according to the 2007 RSG Consulting Survey. The qualitative research and consulting company underlined that "90% of the private client team's work is international - its lawyers speak 75 languages - and the team has tripled in size in three years."

Chambers Global

The Chambers Global 2007 legal directory ranks Baker & McKenzie as the No. 1 practice in the category of International Private Client. The ranking notes that we are known for being "at the forefront of trust reforms" and that our lawyers possess "a good way of solving problems."

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