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Rosamond McDowell

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Rosamond McDowell’s ‘mixed practice’ at Payne Hicks Beach is about half onshore and half offshore, dealing with wealth, tax and planning-related issues.

Her clients are global in their geography, stretching from the US to Hong Kong, and eclectic in their backgrounds. ‘I deal with a lot of high-value businesses and I've even got a couple of clients with interests in airline companies.’ She does however gravitate towards clients she gets on with personally. ‘My theory on private client work is that you end up advising people who get on with you and like you. It’s symbiotic,’ she says. 

She advises on lasting powers of attorney, maladministration of probates and breaches of trust, conflicting international jurisdictions and the defence of executors and trustees who are subject to complaints from aggrieved beneficiaries.

While her three decade career has seen her achieve considerable success, she acknowledges the power of the team she leads. 'There's very few people in the team that I haven't recruited or trained. Our turnover has gone through the roof.’


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