Nicola Simmons joins as Partner in Stephenson Harwood’s Private Wealth Team

Law firm Stephenson Harwood LLP has further strengthened its Private Wealth practice with the arrival of Nicola Simmons, who joins as a Partner in the firm’s London office.

Nicola is a Tax and Private Wealth lawyer with more than ten years of experience advising entrepreneurs, family offices, trustees, and corporates on both personal and corporate tax matters. Her practice spans estate and succession planning, tax residence, trusts, asset purchases and disposals, wills and powers of attorney, as well as corporate tax issues, restructurings, and the acquisition and disposal of business assets and real estate.

A Chartered Tax Adviser, Nicola’s rare combination of personal and corporate tax expertise allows her to deliver integrated advice to clients on both UK and international matters. She joins the firm from Mishcon de Reya.

“We continue to grow our Private Wealth team at Stephenson Harwood, as our clients’ demands increase, in dealing with their legal and tax affairs internationally. The pace of tax changes means our clients need technical, practical, wide-ranging, and proactive advice, from advisers who are experts in their field,” said Partner Beatrice Puoti, Head of Private Wealth, London, Stephenson Harwood. “Nicola’s outstanding technical skills, commercial insight, and strong client relationships make her a valuable addition to our team and reinforces Stephenson Harwood’s market-leading position in our sector.”

“Our Global Private Wealth team is experiencing increasing demand for sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional tax advice, covering both personal and business matters,” said Partner Jenny McKeown, Global Head of Private Wealth and Private Wealth Disputes, Stephenson Harwood. “Nicola’s dual expertise in personal and corporate tax is a clear differentiator, enabling her to provide clients with joined-up advice across a broad range of complex tax issues.”

The Stephenson Harwood multi-disciplinary Global Private Wealth team advises individuals, their families, family offices, private banks and trustees globally on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious matters, with a particular focus on complex international structuring of their affairs, company interests, assets, trusts, estates and personal assets, including family businesses and corporate structures.