Family Office

The Family Office practice at P+P concentrates on providing the legal services required by high net worth individuals, families and substantial private companies owned or controlled by those individuals or families.

Privately held property is often composed of many different types of assets. It can be acquired, received or passed on in many ways. The objective of protecting property interests produces some highly complex tax and legal questions. Taking into account the individual situation of the asset holder, corporate and tax law, but also succession or family law, must be considered in a national and international context.

A team of specialists from all relevant legal areas provides comprehensive advice on the structuring and management of assets. Usually we work together with other legal or tax counsel of our clients. Our practice routinely covers

• setting up and structuring a family office;
• setting up family companies or pools in the appropriate legal form;
• proposing and negotiating intra-family agreements;
• advising on succession planning (wills, succession agreements, trusts, foundations);
• asset protection;
• pre- and post-nuptial agreements;
• advising on fund investments;
• advising on transactions;
• securing tax treatment by advance rulings or upon audit;
• assisting in investment activities;
• devising or reviewing financial products;
• charity and non-profit organisations;
• residence and nationality;
• emigration and exit taxation of individuals.