Withers (law firm)
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Withers Worldwide is a London-based law firm specializing in international succession planning for individuals, charities and companies. It focuses on trusts and estates and related matters for international high-net worth individuals, foundations and other entities. In 2006, the firm had revenues of £67.2 million, nearly 280 attorneys including 89 partners.
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[edit] History
Withers was founded in London in 1896 as Withers and Withers.
In 1995, the firm merged with Mackenzie Mills, a niche international private client firm based in London with a focus on Italian affairs, set up by the controversial former barrister David Mackenzie Mills.[1] In the 2000s, the firm bulked up with an addition of lateral partners from many City giants, such as Herbert Smith and US-based firms, such as Jones Day and Dechert, which closed its international private client group in 2000.[2] In 2002, the firm merged with New Haven-based Bergman Horowitz & Reynolds and converted into a limited liability partnership.[3] It opened a New York office shortly thereafter with an addition of a lateral partner from Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The Geneva office opened in 2005. In 2006, the firm launched in hedge fund-rich Greenwich.[4] In 2008, the firm opened in Hong Kong with a high-profile lateral from Bryan Cave.
[edit] Notable Clients
- Advised the Roger De Haan family trusts in the £1.35 billion management buyout of the Saga Group Ltd., a holiday and leisure company.
- Ongoing legal advice to the Foundation begun by Pierre Matisse in its gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
- Mrs. Miller in the famous British divorce case, Miller v Miller.
- Legal counsel to Philip Treacy in his hotel design consultancy.
[edit] Offices
London (1896)
Hartford (2002)- New York City (2002)
Milan (2002)
Geneva (2005)- Greenwich (2006)
Hong Kong (2008)
