Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth will offer a wide range of specialist services for private clients; including succession planning, reputation protection, family and divorce, probate and estate administration, and town and country property.
It will also advise business owners and executives on their personal business wealth; including succession planning, intellectual property, business law employment, commercial property, and tax.
Berkeley Law, Berkeley Hurrell, and Thomas Eggar’s wealth teams will begin the transition to the new Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth banner at the beginning of May.
When complete, Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth will have more than 40 partners and nearly 500 staff in 15 locations across the UK supporting clients.
Depth and breadth
Craig Marshall, chief executive of the personal legal services division at Irwin Mitchell, which includes Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth, said: “We have a fantastic heritage across all four businesses with strong track records and great expertise in Berkeley Law, Berkeley Hurrell, Thomas Eggar and Irwin Mitchell.
“We have strength in depth as well as being able to offer clients access to the broader range of Irwin Mitchell’s legal services and expertise, and we will be looking to further strengthen our new team and increase our range of services over the coming months.”
Catalyst for growth
The news follows the announcement of the merger between Irwin Mitchell and Thomas Eggar in December 2015, which the two firms said would be a ‘catalyst for growth’, creating a top-five private wealth legal team and a platform to significantly grow their combined business legal services operation.
Mayfair-based private wealth boutique Berkeley Law was acquired by Irwin Mitchell in November 2014, along with high-end conveyancing sister firm Berkeley Hurrell.
