Will Finnerty - Private Wealth Associate - Boodle Hatfield

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Will Finnerty

Will Finnerty, Private Wealth Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Associate
Private Client & Tax

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Will Finnerty, Private Wealth Associate, Boodle Hatfield

Will is an Associate in the firm's Private Client & Tax team, with a particular focus on complex international private wealth matters.

He advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices and fiduciaries on cross-border tax, trust, and succession matters. His practice centres on the structuring and governance of sophisticated private wealth vehicles, including trusts and family investment structures. He also has significant experience advising international families on the UK tax implications of residence, UK property ownership, and inward investment.

Dual-qualified in England & Wales and Bermuda, Will advises on both onshore and offshore matters. He has a broad international practice advising families and family offices across the Caribbean, the Channel Islands, and the Middle East, and is a frequent speaker at industry events in these regions. In 2025, he was recognised in the eprivateclient NextGen Leaders list, which recognises leading private client practitioners under the age of 35.

In 2026, Will completed a six-month secondment at a leading offshore bank and trust company, where he worked closely with the general counsel and senior management team on various legal, regulatory, and strategic matters.

Track record

Advised a billionaire financier and philanthropist on UK tax and wealth structuring advice.

Advised a leading entrepreneur in relation to the UK tax implications of multi-billion-dollar contentious trusts.

Advised a group of private equity professionals on the UK tax implications of their participation in multi-billion-dollar European funds.

Advised the Protector of a multi-billion-dollar dynastic trust with a complex restructuring and family governance exercise.

Advised the divorcing spouse of a billionaire financier with their offshore wealth structuring and asset protection objectives.

Advised international families with their UK tax planning in connection with the abolition of the ‘non-dom’ regime.

Awards & Rankings

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leader

Conference speaking

STEP Bermuda Conference, 2023 and 2025

STEP Caribbean Conference 2026

Publications

AlphaWeek: Carry under Labour: Private Equity Professionals Beware! – 2024

Tolley’s Administration of Trusts – 2023-24 (contributor)

Memberships

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

The Law Society

The Bermuda Bar Association

Education & Qualification

University of Exeter

Qualified as a solicitor in 2021

Advised a billionaire financier and philanthropist on UK tax and wealth structuring advice.

Advised a leading entrepreneur in relation to the UK tax implications of multi-billion-dollar contentious trusts.

Advised a group of private equity professionals on the UK tax implications of their participation in multi-billion-dollar European funds.

Advised the Protector of a multi-billion-dollar dynastic trust with a complex restructuring and family governance exercise.

Advised the divorcing spouse of a billionaire financier with their offshore wealth structuring and asset protection objectives.

Advised international families with their UK tax planning in connection with the abolition of the ‘non-dom’ regime.

2025 eprivateclient NextGen Leader

STEP Bermuda Conference, 2023 and 2025

STEP Caribbean Conference 2026

AlphaWeek: Carry under Labour: Private Equity Professionals Beware! – 2024

Tolley’s Administration of Trusts – 2023-24 (contributor)

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

The Law Society

The Bermuda Bar Association

University of Exeter

Qualified as a solicitor in 2021