Local Expertise. Global Reach.
Kingsley Napley advises internationally mobile individuals, families, and global businesses on complex, high-stakes, cross-border legal issues.
Trusted legal advice for international clients
The world is more connected that it has ever been, and ever greater numbers of individuals, families, and businesses are making significant decisions about where to live, where to hold assets, and where to do business – often across multiple jurisdictions .
Faced with geopolitical uncertainty, shifting regulatory landscapes, and increasing cross-border complexity, their need for sophisticated, joined-up legal advice has never been greater.
Kingsley Napley is one of the UK’s leading law firms for international clients. We advise high-net-worth individuals, family offices, entrepreneurs, and corporates from across the world, bringing together deep expertise across private wealth, dispute resolution, immigration, criminal litigation, family law, corporate, employment, and regulatory advice to provide clients with a seamless, comprehensive service.
We work alongside a strong international network of specialist legal, financial and personal wealth advisors, built over many years, to ensure that our clients receive the seamless, coordinated support they expect.
If you are looking for a trusted advisor who understands your world, and who can support you with the right expertise – wherever you are in the world – our international team would be pleased to speak with you.
Our international experience
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Who we help
We understand that the needs of an internationally mobile high-net-worth individual or entrepreneur are very different from those of a family office or a corporate client. Our approach reflects that nuance – both in how we structure our advice and how we communicate it.
We work with a wide range of international clients, including:
Advising high-net-worth individuals and their families on English and Welsh law, UK tax matters, and the management of personal and business interests across multiple jurisdictions.
Supporting family offices with the legal and strategic challenges associated with managing complex international structures, investments and cross-border holdings.
Helping entrepreneurs and owner-managed businesses expand into new markets, providing joined-up legal and commercial advice across jurisdictions.
Advising corporates on cross-border regulatory, employment, commercial and dispute resolution matters, helping them navigate legal complexities with confidence.
Supporting individuals and families moving to the UK with immigration, tax, property and family law advice tailored to their circumstances.
Where we work
Our international capability is organised around the markets where we have the deepest client relationships, the strongest referrer networks, and the broadest practice area coverage.
Middle East and GCC
We act for a significant number of GCC-based clients and their families across criminal litigation, private wealth, immigration, and family law. The region’s growing engagement with the UK creates sustained demand for exactly the kind of joined-up advice we provide.
United States
We have well-established referrer relationships across the US, acting for US-connected individuals, families, and businesses operating in the UK across the full range of legal matters that arise.
Europe
We advise clients and businesses with interests on both sides of the UK-EU divide, navigating the complexities Brexit introduced. As European jurisdictions become an increasingly attractive base for internationally mobile individuals and businesses, demand for UK legal advice from European-connected clients continues to grow. We have extensive expertise acting for clients moving between civil law and common law jurisdictions.
Offshore Jurisdictions
We advise regularly on matters with an offshore dimension — including the structuring, protection, and disputes work that arises for international private wealth clients and corporate liquidations.
China and India
We act for clients from both countries across the firm, advising on the full range of matters that arise for individuals, businesses, and investors with UK connections.
Hong Kong and Singapore
These jurisdictions play an increasingly important role as hubs for internationally mobile wealth, and we advise clients connected to both on private wealth, disputes, corporate, and regulatory matters.
