Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP provides a pioneering and practical approach to its clients' complex, often multi-jurisdictional affairs. The firm has been offering its services since 1 May 2009 following the demerger of Allen & Overy LLP's highly-rated Private Client department. At Allen & Overy LLP, the directories rated our team consistently in the top tiers for our key practice areas of private wealth, charities, partnerships/LLPs, and heritage property.
We continue to work closely and in association with Allen & Overy LLP (www.allenovery.com), focusing on solutions for international wealth, philanthropy and professional services firms and institutes.
"Tremendous understanding of partnership cultures and great knowledge of international structures" "Extraordinarily responsive and innovative team" Chambers and Partners, 2009
In addition, we have a unique practice specialising in chartered corporations, a legal not-for-profit entity peculiar to English law, and our clients in this sector include many of the best known professional institutes, universities and other institutions established by Royal Charter.
"Clients are most impressed with the financial and commercial capabilities of the charities team..." Chambers and Partners, 2007
"This well established and highly active London based team provides a ‘cracking’, market-leading, global private client service." Chambers Global, 2007
"Allen & Overy LLP’s private client team includes some real stars, for both contentious and noncontentious work." Legal 500, 2008
We continue to work closely and in association with Allen & Overy LLP (www.allenovery.com), focusing on solutions for international wealth, philanthropy and professional services firms and institutes.
Partnerships and LLPs
Partnerships and limited liability partnerships are best known as structures for professional services firms, but also have a diverse range of other commercial and private uses, both in the UK and around the world. Maurice Turnor Gardner, itself a limited liability partnership, advises many traditional professional partnerships and LLPs about their constitutional documents, governance, international structure, LLP conversion and disputes, as well as fund managers structured as LLPs. Our team also has wide experience of advising on highly innovative uses of partnership and LLP structures in structured finance and corporate transactions generally."Tremendous understanding of partnership cultures and great knowledge of international structures" "Extraordinarily responsive and innovative team" Chambers and Partners, 2009
Philanthropy
The charity and not-for-profit sector is an important economic sector in its own right. It responds to developments in society and is constantly testing the boundaries of legal practice. Major corporates are increasingly working with charities on philanthropic projects as part of their corporate social responsibility programmes. In addition, given the increase in size and financial sophistication of many charities, financial institutions are increasingly looking to develop financial products tailored to the sector. Unlike many niche advisers, Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP has unparalleled expertise in all these matters, and can additionally draw (as required) on the skills of our associated firm, Allen & Overy LLP, where, for example, corporate, regulatory or banking advice may be required. We use our knowledge and skills to advise charities on constitutional, governance and other issues; families, corporates and banks on charitable giving/social responsibility and creating charitable foundations; and financial institutions on investment and banking products and services for the third sector.In addition, we have a unique practice specialising in chartered corporations, a legal not-for-profit entity peculiar to English law, and our clients in this sector include many of the best known professional institutes, universities and other institutions established by Royal Charter.
"Clients are most impressed with the financial and commercial capabilities of the charities team..." Chambers and Partners, 2007
Private Wealth
Our clients include entrepreneurs, businessmen, traditionally wealthy families, trustees and private banks, from the UK and around the world. Their interests include privately-owned companies, financial businesses, property, racehorses, art, yachts and planes. Maurice Turnor Gardner LLP advises them on UK and international trust, estate and tax planning issues. We aim to help our clients achieve their objectives, including protecting and preserving their wealth for future generations, using trusts and other international asset holding structures including companies, foundations, funds and partnerships. Practising in association with Allen & Overy LLP, we are also able to draw, as appropriate, on their global expertise to provide seamless, tailored solutions for our clients, involving first rate banking, regulatory, corporate tax, employment, real estate and corporate law advice."This well established and highly active London based team provides a ‘cracking’, market-leading, global private client service." Chambers Global, 2007
"Allen & Overy LLP’s private client team includes some real stars, for both contentious and noncontentious work." Legal 500, 2008