Boodle Hatfield LLP

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

• ‘An extremely talented team of very good lawyers who always look for the best solution for their clients, give expert sensible advice and are involved in all the big cases in this area.'

• ‘Andrea Zavos has enormous experience and expertise in this area. She is sensible and excellent with clients. She had a huge win in a proprietary estoppel case this year. Mark Lindley is passionate about the law and a real expert. He is always calm and unruffled, and clients love him.'

• ‘Andrea Zavos is an exceptional leader of this team with an open style, and huge experience over an extensive career. She has an inquiring approach and will consider a range of possibilities, not just the obvious ones.'

• 'Simon Rylatt has remained at the top of his field for decades and is greatly valued by his clients, many of whom have been working with him for decades also. Senior associate James Woods-Davison looks like a star of the future with an easy going and approachable style combined with a deep technical knowledge.'

• ‘Andrea Zavos- world class and a worthy opponent. Mark Lindley- calm, intelligent, reasonable, can be collaborative or aggressive as the situation demands. Has the deep knowledge of a non-contentious practice also.'

• ‘Partners who stand out are in particular Mark Lindley and Simon Rylatt. Extremely responsive, sharp minds who take a holistic approach when analysing the right strategy for the client.'

• ‘The boutique nature of this central London private client firm sets it apart from its larger private client rivals. Andrea Zavos and Mark Lindley are exceptionally capable lawyers who could tackle any knotty private client issue in a technically competent but human way.'

• ‘Simon Rylatt is an outstanding figure in the field - experienced, exceptionally intelligent, with a strong sense of the importance of focussing on strategic goals in litigation.'

Lawyers

Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Simon Rylatt

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Simon is a Partner in the Private Client and Tax team. Simon deals with a wide range of UK and international tax and estate planning matters for individuals, family businesses and trusts, and handles high value, contentious trust and estate disputes for both onshore and offshore clients. He also advises on long term planning strategies for wealthy families and their businesses including wealth protection structures, governance, divorce issues, pre-nuptial agreements and generational succession planning.

Andrea Zavos

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Andrea is the Senior Partner at Boodle Hatfield and a member of the contentious trust and estates team. She specialises in advising individuals, trustees and trust companies in complex, high value disputes both domestically and internationally. Andrea is acutely aware that family relationships are often at stake and she takes that responsibility seriously. She is highly regarded for her ability to engage with clients and other professionals in a sympathetic and constructive manner. If she needs to fight, she will do so but otherwise her focus is always on achieving a mediated settlement. She also works closely with wealthy families on succession planning including wills, trusts and long term tax planning and succession structures.

Rising stars

James Woods-Davison

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Leading individuals

Mark Lindley

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Mark is a Partner in the Private Client and Tax team. He specialises in handling disputes in the field of wills, trusts, tax-planning and the administration of estates. These include disputes relating to multi-million pound estates, trust funds for HNW beneficiaries, trustees and trust companies, both onshore and offshore, and in the Court of Protection. Mark also deals with a range of non-contentious private client work including wills, trusts, the administration of estates, powers of attorney / deputyships and long term tax-planning and succession structures.