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Private Clients

Russell Kennedy has a long history of acting for privately owned businesses and high net worth individuals.

We provide comprehensive advice and representation in all aspects of family law, as well as in private estate and trust law, property matters and succession planning in both the family and business contexts.

As private client lawyers we have maintained relationships with clients through successive generations and we have provided advice on all aspects of their business cycle, along with extensive and strategic estate planning and business succession advice.

Our expertise includes:

The team work closely with our client’s accounting, tax and other advisors to determine the best business and investment structure for their needs.

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