Burges Salmon

As a leading commercial law firm with an award-winning Tax and Trusts team, we are ideally placed to advise family business owners on all aspects of their business.

Founded in 1890 with offices in Bristol, London and Edinburgh, our clients range from the largest private and public sector organisations and institutions, to entrepreneurial businesses, individuals and families, and we are trusted to help them with everything from their everyday legal needs to business-critical issues, and all points in between. Our collaborative and cohesive culture underpins the quality of our work and client service.

We help with issues ranging from governance and succession planning to asset protection, business structuring, and commercial advice on all areas of the business, including finance, real estate, and commercial contracts. We advise families on milestone life events, which can shape the long-term future of their business, and how to protect against the risk of divorce, or disputes between family members.

Our work includes:

Succession planning, through gifts, trusts, Wills and other structures
Inheritance Tax and other tax structuring
Family and Business governance
Shareholder and constitutional arrangements
Wealth preservation and asset protection including pre- and post-marriage (pre-marital and post-marital agreements)
Representation and advice on divorce and financial settlements on relationship breakdown, including advising on living together agreements and co-owned property
Incentive arrangements for non-family managers
Family business dispute resolution and risk mitigation
Administration of estates involving shares and business assets

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