Deborah Clark

Partner and Barrister specialising in estate planning for high net worth individuals, including advising on Wills, trusts, lasting powers of attorney and probate matters. Deborah has particular experience advising clients with business interests where understanding of both corporate and private tax issues is key. Deborah has a national reputation for advising on the design and formation of family investment companies especially when used as an estate planning tool and regularly lectures on this area to accountants, lawyers and financial advisers nationally. She also has significant experience in advising on the transition to employee ownership structures and succession planning. · Mills & Reeve LLP

EnglandPrivate Client, Trusts & Estates

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Partner and Barrister at Mills & Reeve LLP specialising in estate planning for high net worth individuals, including wills, trusts, lasting powers of attorney and probate. She has particular experience advising clients with business interests on the interaction of corporate and private tax, is nationally recognised for advising on family investment companies, and regularly lectures on this area; she also advises on transition to employee ownership and succession planning.

Practice areas

Private ClientTrusts & EstatesTaxCorporate / M&A

Office

England

Mills & Reeve LLP · Partner and Barrister specialising in estate planning for high net worth individuals, including advising on Wills, trusts, lasting powers of attorney and probate matters. Deborah has particular experience advising clients with business interests where understanding of both corporate and private tax issues is key. Deborah has a national reputation for advising on the design and formation of family investment companies especially when used as an estate planning tool and regularly lectures on this area to accountants, lawyers and financial advisers nationally. She also has significant experience in advising on the transition to employee ownership structures and succession planning.

England

Expertise

Estate planning for high net worth individualsWills, trusts and probateLasting powers of attorneyFamily investment companiesPrivate and corporate tax issuesEmployee ownership and succession planningAdvising business-owner clients

Education

Northampton High School for Girls
Staffordshire University — LLB (part-time evening, 1998)
Inns of Court School of Law (studied 1998/99 to qualify as a Barrister)

Admissions

Barrister
Member, Chartered Institute of Tax
Member, Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Member, Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT)
Chairman, STEP Manchester Branch