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Andrea Zavos

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Partner
Head of Private Client & Tax

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Andrea is head of the private client & tax department and a member of the contentious trust & estates team.

She specialises in advising individuals, trustees and trust companies in complex, high value disputes both domestically and internationally. Andrea is aware that family relationships are often at stake and approaches the resolution of disputes with that in mind. She is highly regarded for her ability to engage with clients and other professionals in a sympathetic and constructive manner. She is able to absorb the emotive issues whilst focussing on the end game when acting for family members or trustees.

She works closely with wealthy families on generational succession planning including wills, trusts, wealth protection structures and pre and post nuptial agreements.

Areas of Practice

Private Client, Private Wealth Disputes, Families and Family Offices, Wills & Lasting Powers of Attorney, Probate & Administration of Estates, International, Tax & Advisory, Trusts & Divorce

Awards & Rankings

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2020

Citywealth, Top 10 Powerwomen Trust Litigators, 2020

Citywealth, Top 100 Trust Litigators, 2020

Legal 500, Hall of Fame, 2020

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2019

Chambers Global, Ranked Individual, 2019

Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2019

Legal Week Private Client Global Elite, Top 200, 2018 – 2019

Citywealth Magic Circle Awards, Woman of the Year – Shortlisted, 2018

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2017 – 2018

Conference Speaking

Trusts & Litigation Conference, Legal Professional Privilege, 2019

STEP Cayman International Wealth Forum, Effective Compromise, 2018

Informa, The Life of an Offshore Trust, 2016

IBC Conference, Challenging Fiduciary Decisions, 2016

IBC Conference, Settlor Control and Influence 2015

3 Stone Buildings Annual Litigation Conference, New York, Establishing Jurisdiction and Enforcing Judgments in International Trusts and Commercial Litigation, 2014

Memberships

Registered Contentious Trust and Probate Specialist (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists)

Legal Week Trust and Estate Litigation Forum Steering Committee

Education & Qualification

University of Southampton

Qualified as a solicitor in 1993

Chambers HNW, Top Ranked Individual, 2020

Citywealth, Top 10 Powerwomen Trust Litigators, 2020

Citywealth, Top 100 Trust Litigators, 2020

Legal 500, Hall of Fame, 2020

Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2017 – 2019

Chambers Global, Ranked Individual, 2019

Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2019

Legal Week Private Client Global Elite, Top 200, 2018 – 2019

Citywealth Magic Circle Awards, Woman of the Year – Shortlisted, 2018

Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2017 – 2018

Trusts & Litigation Conference, Legal Professional Privilege, 2019

STEP Cayman International Wealth Forum, Effective Compromise, 2018

Informa, The Life of an Offshore Trust, 2016

IBC Conference, Challenging Fiduciary Decisions, 2016

IBC Conference, Settlor Control and Influence 2015

3 Stone Buildings Annual Litigation Conference, New York, Establishing Jurisdiction and Enforcing Judgments in International Trusts and Commercial Litigation, 2014

Registered Contentious Trust and Probate Specialist (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists)

Legal Week Trust and Estate Litigation Forum Steering Committee

University of Southampton

Qualified as a solicitor in 1993

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Recommended by Andrea

4 min read 18 Dec 2020 What can be done where trustees or personal representatives have made a mistake?

In a recent STEP article Private Wealth Partner, Mark Lindley outlines what can be done when a trustee or personal representative makes a mistake and the possible legal remedies.

 Read more 8 min read 23 Sep 2020 Remote witnessing of Wills—pros and cons from a disputes’ perspective

Private Client analysis: Mark Lindley, partner at Boodle Hatfield, discusses the new rules in the Wills Act 1837

 Read more 5 min read 19 Mar 2020 Law Firm Disclosure Ruling On Trustee Docs Has Limits

A recent Court of Appeal ruling that a trustee can’t use privilege to withhold documents requested by a beneficiary will have a limited impact due to a 2018 update to the U.K.’s data protection law.

 Read more 4 min read 21 Oct 2019 Inheritance dispute: Oldest died first

A recent case, Scarle v Scarle [2019] EWHC 2224 (Ch), had to address the operation of the rarely used ‘commorientes’ rule.

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