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OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters Leon Keen Partner +41 (0)44 227 6700 leon.keen@rawlinson-hunter.ch Leon joined the Zurich office as a director in March 2016. He is a tax and succession lawyer by training and practiced in London before moving to Zurich in 2013. He brings this background to his fiduciary role on substantial trust and other private wealth structures as a director of our trust company with its seat in Zurich. Having studied Law and German Law at King’s College London and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Leon trained at Simmons & Simmons in London and qualified as an English solicitor in 2010. He then practised as a private client lawyer at Maurice Turnor Gardner in London, predominantly advising international individuals and families in relation to their personal tax and succession planning. Leon is involved in STEP, a member of the young lawyers’ association AIJA and has fluent English and German, as well as basic Portuguese and Spanish. He lives in Zurich and is the father of a young son. Expertise

INTERNATIONAL Our offices stretch from London to New Zealand, through Guernsey and Jersey to Switzerland, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore and Australia. ​ The maze of UK and international law is complex to navigate alone, particularly for clients with profiles in many jurisdictions. Our grouping of offices can provide global advice and solutions. We administer billions of dollars of assets in offshore jurisdictions and specialise in providing trust and company administration services. Visit International Site

COMPANIES & PARTNERSHIPS Companies and partnerships are flexible vehicles that can be used and integrated into a wide variety of asset management and asset protection structures and tax planning structures. ​ They are sometimes used on their own but more commonly used together with other vehicles. The combination with a trust, for example, often provides more effective protection as well as greater flexibility. ​ Many jurisdictions are introducing new legislation designed for international business needs and the types and nature of companies and partnerships available in those jurisdictions should be considered as well as other matters such as infrastructure and stability. With offices in many of the jurisdictions featuring specialised company and partnership laws, we are well placed to meet most client requirements. ​ We provide a comprehensive range of corporate and partnership services and are able to assist with all matters relating to the establishment, administration and management of companies and partnerships in all the major jurisdictions. ​ As we are completely independent and we are not tied to any other service provider, we are able to offer our clients unfettered choice in selecting third party providers and working with other professional advisers. ​ We aim to offer the highest level of personal service as our culture is all about building long term relationships. Many of our clients have been with us, not just for years, but for generations. Our Specialists

PERSONAL TAX INVESTIGATIONS Great care must be taken with any tax enquiry, however innocent the initial approach. Tax investigations can put significant pressure on an individual or company and expert professional help can keep these pressures to a minimum. ​ We have an enviable reputation in this field with both private and corporate clients and Revenue Authorities. Our experience ranges from ad hoc factual enquiries at local level to full scale investigations. We appreciate the difficulties faced by clients under investigation and know how to minimise them. We are used to working with lawyers, where necessary, and can provide forensic accounting skills. We are used to negotiating with Revenue Authorities up to the highest levels. ​ We can ensure that a client’s exposure to liabilities, interest and penalties are kept to a minimum and that any investigation is dealt with quickly and efficiently. Our Specialists

TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS Trusts and foundations, which are frequently used in conjunction with companies, can play a key role in the wealth management needs of individuals, families and corporates. ​ Carefully planned and structured, they can enable clients to preserve, protect and accumulate wealth, whilst minimising or deferring exposure to tax. ​ Various types of trusts and foundations have been developed and the most suitable structure will depend upon each client’s unique circumstances. With offices in many of the jurisdictions featuring trust and foundation laws, we are well placed to meet most client requirements. ​ We assist our clients (in conjunction with their own professional advisers) on the formation, administration and management of trusts, foundations, partnerships and companies. Our private clients range from the small family trust to large complex international family offices, while our corporate clients range from small family businesses to top 100 international public companies. ​ The provision of trust and foundation services is one of our core lines of business and has been for so many years. We take the time at the outset to understand our clients’ requirements and expectations to ensure that we develop the right relationship and the optimal solution. ​ As we are completely independent, we are not tied to any other service provider which allows us to offer our clients unfettered choice in selecting and working with third party service providers and professional advisers. ​ We aim to offer the highest level of personal service as our culture is all about building long term relationships. Many of our clients have been with us not just for years, but for generations. Our Specialists

PERSONAL TAXATION We provide expert taxation advice and support. We can help to plan your financial affairs efficiently, and to minimise liabilities to tax whilst ensuring full compliance with ever more complex tax obligations. ​ We do not promote or advocate artificial tax schemes or marketed general planning solutions. Instead we seek to help plan our clients’ affairs for the long term, and minimise tax burdens as part of overall estate planning advice, to meet both current and future needs. ​ Our international network of offices probably has a greater concentration of international private client expertise than any other firm. Our reputation has brought us family and corporate clients in every continent, almost entirely by personal recommendation. Our Specialists

REGISTERED OFFICES Zurich ​ Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Bellevueplatz 5 8001 Zurich Switzerland Geneva ​ Rawlinson & Hunter (Switzerland) AG R & H Trust Co. (Switzerland) AG Rue du Mont-Blanc 4 1201 Geneva Switzerland

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LEGAL Rawlinson & Hunter International is a grouping of independent firms with members throughout the world. It is not a legal entity in its own right and does not offer professional services in its own name. Each independent member of Rawlinson & Hunter International is a separate firm. These firms are not members of one international partnership or group, or otherwise necessarily legal partners or members with each other, nor is any one firm responsible for the services or activities of any other. Firms in certain jurisdictions offer services through a partnership structure or through the medium of limited liability vehicles, or both, depending on the nature of services offered. The partners and directors of each of the firms within the Rawlinson & Hunter grouping pride themselves on the shared ethos and quality of advice given across the Rawlinson & Hunter grouping. As a result, use is made throughout this website of the expressions “our” and “we” in reference to the service provided by each of the Rawlinson & Hunter firms. This should not be construed as Rawlinson & Hunter International existing as a single entity. Although the firms carry the same name, there is no common ownership among the firms of Rawlinson & Hunter International. This website is designed for the information of readers. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, information contained on the site may not be comprehensive and readers should not act upon it without seeking professional advice. The application and impact of the laws can vary widely from case to case, based upon the specific or unique facts involved. Accordingly, the information in this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting, financial or tax advice. Users are encouraged to consult with professional advisers at their local Rawlinson & Hunter International office for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision. A list of legal partners and directors of that office can only be obtained from that office and nothing in this website shall imply that any other persons mentioned herein are partners or members of that office.

DOMICILE & RESIDENCE Whether you are moving into or out of the UK or any of the other jurisdictions in which we operate, we can advise you as to how to achieve your relocation in a tax efficient manner. ​ Ideally we would like to be involved before your relocation takes place, enabling us to explore the opportunities and issues that your relocation may present at a time when issues can most easily be addressed. ​ Our unrivalled experience of trusts and international tax planning ensures that we are ideally placed to advise you on your relocation. Our Specialists

ESTATE PLANNING Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. ​ Regular reviews of the estate and detailed illustrative calculations of potential liabilities keep our clients aware of opportunities available to them, while our international focus allows us to advise clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions. Frequent discussions with the client and the client’s family ensure that we are aware of their wishes as they develop and can act in their best interests. ​ For UK connected clients, the inheritance regime provides excellent opportunities to plan estates and protect family wealth through the use of lifetime gifts, trusts, family limited partnerships and careful consideration of wills. ​ Our expertise in tax planning means that we are an excellent choice for clients wishing to draft their wills in a tax efficient manner. Our partners are also experienced in acting as executors, alone or with family members or lawyers. We have all the necessary experience to deal with the administration of the estate, from the initial application for probate to the final distribution. The close relationships we build up with our clients mean that we can deal effectively with any sensitive family issues that arise. Our Specialists

SWITZERLAND Switzerland is one of the world’s leading financial centres for international banking and asset management. Some of the world’s largest international and private banks have their headquarters in Zurich and Geneva. Many internal financial services firms have chosen to locate in Zurich or Geneva to take advantage of the country’s economic and political stability, the availability of professional firms and qualified staff to support their businesses, and the favourable tax rates. Rawlinson & Hunter Switzerland comprises our Zurich and Geneva offices. From Switzerland, we provide a comprehensive range of trustee, corporate administration, accounting, audit and assurance, and tax services to individuals, privately held structures and corporates alike. Client confidentiality is at the heart of our Swiss operations: all of our client work is undertaken in Switzerland and all records are retained here. We manage a discrete number of structures with total assets in excess of USD 10 billion. In addition to financial assets, we have extensive experience in dealing with complex assets such as family businesses, art, commercial and residential real estate. We have a significant level of professional indemnity insurance, which provides assurance to those who trust us to deal with significant assets on a daily basis. All shareholders are fully active in the business. The absence of external shareholders, such as private equity investors, guarantees our independence and allows us to offer the most suitable solution to our clients, with no bias or preference to any one structure or jurisdiction. We do not provide investment advisory or management services, delegating this responsibility instead to a select range of investment specialists. This ensures that the management of trust assets can be monitored thoroughly and independently. Our team based in Switzerland is highly qualified, encompassing qualified and practicing lawyers, chartered accountants and registered auditors, many also holding the relevant STEP qualifications. We are supported by a team of experienced professionals within the other international R&H offices. Our rigorous in-house policies ensure that all matters are conducted in full compliance with national and international laws and regulations. Senior members of our Swiss team sit on various industry leading bodies.