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Rachel Davison

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Chambers and Partners HNW 2022

Private Wealth Law - Up and Coming: Rachel Davison focuses her practice on tax, succession and wealth structuring. She is well regarded for her work in the field.

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Rachel advises ultra high net worth individuals and families, trustees and family offices on wealth preservation, specialising in succession and UK tax matters, typically with an international and cross-border focus.

Rachel has particular experience in advising clients with links to the US, and a significant part of her practice involves a US dimension. Rachel regularly assists clients with HMRC enquiries and voluntary disclosures, including for US-connected private clients who may be subject to US tax audits.

Rachel's practice includes advising on asset holdings structures, such as trusts, corporate entities and foundations. She has significant experience working alongside offshore intermediaries in the ongoing operation and fiscal implications for such structures.

Rachel has been recognised by the Chambers High Net Worth directory as 'Up and Coming' for Private Wealth Law and is listed as a Rising Leader in the Private Client Global Elite directory. Sources quoted by Chambers describe Rachel as "very impressive", "very commercial" and as having "a very kind and thoughtful way with clients." In the Legal 500 directory, sources describe Rachel as "a real rising star with a particular focus on US/UK tax matters" and as having "the highly valued ability to distil the key information and advise on it clearly and concisely."

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Private client
Family governance
Global mobility
Private investment & family owned businesses
Tax, tax risk and tax planning
Trusts (contentious and non-contentious) and foundations
Wills and succession planning

Sectors

Private wealth
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CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2015 Associate, McDermott Will & Emery
2010 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2010 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2005 MSc in Criminology, University of Oxford
2004 MA Modern History, University of Oxford

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 - 2020 Senior Counsel, Taylor Wessing
2015 - 2019 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2015 Associate, McDermott Will & Emery
2010 - 2014 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2010 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2005 MSc in Criminology, University of Oxford
2004 MA Modern History, University of Oxford

Publications

"Current issues relating to the use of international financial centres" PLC, January 2015

Memberships & Associations

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Awards

Chambers and Partners HNW 2022

Featured

Private Wealth Law - Up and Coming: Rachel Davison focuses her practice on tax, succession and wealth structuring. She is well regarded for her work in the field.

Chambers High Net Worth

Up and Coming, Private Wealth Law

Private Client Global Elite

Rising Leader

Legal 500 UK 2022

Personal tax, trusts and probate: "Rachel Davison – a real rising star with a particular focus on US/UK tax matters. Rachel is very approachable and can always be relied upon to provide accessible and sound legal advice."

Experience

Advising financial intermediaries in connection with US individuals

Including providing advice on the interaction of the UK and US tax rules for the clients' funds and equity investments.

Rachel Davison

High net worth individual

Advising a US high net worth individual on the legal and tax aspects of an acquisition of a UK residential property and a family relocation to London, as well as advising in relation to various potential UK commercial property investments.

Rachel Davison

Various clients

Advising various clients on HMRC enquiries and investigations, as well as the submission of voluntary disclosures, and settlements under the HMRC's Alternative Dispute Resolution process.

Rachel Davison

Acquisition of UK residential and commercial property and a family relocation to London

A US high net worth individual on the legal and tax aspects of an acquisition of a UK residential property and a family relocation to London, as well as advising in relation to various potential UK commercial property investments.

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