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Puoti Beatrice

Beatrice Puoti

Partner - Head of Private Wealth, London

Beatrice specialises in UK and international tax, trust and succession planning advice for UK and international individuals, family offices, private banks and global trustees.

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Awards and Recognition

"Beatrice Puoti is a bundle of charisma who lights up a room. You can see why she has such an incredible client following. Everyone is loyal to her: she runs teams really well and is very personable"

Chambers HNW 2024

"Beatrice is very technically able, very commercial and the quality of relationships she has with her clients is amazing. She has amazing emotional intelligence and cares passionately for her clients."

Chambers HNW 2025

"Beatrice has language and interpersonal skills, in addition to her strong knowledge of the law, negotiating skills and top-class technical skills."

Chambers HNW 2025

"Beatrice Puoti is excellent. She's one of the leading non-dom advisers, very user-friendly and very much a trusted adviser to her clients."

Chambers HNW 2025

Biography

Languages - English, Italian, French, Spanish
Jurisdiction - England & Wales, Italy

Beatrice Puoti is a Partner and the Head of Private Wealth, London at Stephenson Harwood.

Beatrice advises UK residents and non-residents,  domiciled and non-domiciled or non-long term resident individuals, on all of their personal tax and trust and estate matters, as well as private banks, trustees, and family offices on complex international tax, trust, and estate planning and structuring matters.

With Roman law and common law qualifications, Beatrice has a strong European tax and trust practice, with particular expertise in Italian legal and tax issues.

Her experience extends to advising financial institutions and trustees on international trust and tax matters, as well as the structuring, ownership, and acquisition of UK and non-UK real estate and assets.

Beatrice is also highly regarded for her expertise in cross-border estate planning, especially where Roman Law and Common Law intersect.

Beatrice is widely recognised as a leading figure in the UK private wealth sector, chairing and speaking events internationally. Her leadership, charisma, and dedication have earned her a loyal client following and a reputation for excellence in the field.

She is ranked by Legal 500 for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate, and by Chambers & Partners for Private Wealth, Family Offices & Funds Structuring, and as a Foreign Expert for Italy. Clients and peers commend her technical expertise, client-handling skills, and emotional intelligence.

Beatrice has been featured in the Private Client Global Elite, Spear’s Indices for Top Recommended Tax & Trusts Lawyers, and eprivateclient’s 50 Most Influential list.

 

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