Sophie Carr

Special counsel at Withers

Speaker

Sophie is special counsel in the private client and tax department.

She advises individuals, trustees, beneficiaries and family offices on private wealth issues, often involving international (including US) tax and trust matters.Sophie has over ten years' experience in advising individuals and their families on the establishment and running of bespoke asset holding structures, and a particular focus on the governance mechanisms related to those structures.

Sophie also works closely with trustees, protectors and beneficiaries on trust law matters, principally relating to offshore structures. As a former museum professional, Sophie is especially interest in arts and heritage and has a keen interest in advising clients on succession planning and asset structuring involving art as an asset class.

In recent years, Sophie has lectured on the family office programme for the Henley Business School and has presented on public information and beneficial ownership registers for the Society of Trust and Estates Practitioners (STEP).

Sophie was named as a Rising Leader in the 2023 Private Client Global Elite directory, a peer-nominated list of the world's most respected lawyers advising high net worth individuals.