This is the fourth occasion since the 2015/16 STEP Awards that the Burges Salmon Private Wealth team has seen success in this category.
This highly-acclaimed industry accolade provides the highest level of market endorsement of Burges Salmon’s reputation in the private wealth sector and further emphasises that the firm operates alongside lawyers anywhere in the world.
The winners were announced on Thursday 23 September 2021 at a virtual awards ceremony that saw the event’s commentator praise the Burges Salmon team’s seamless client service over the past year during the pandemic and for providing clients with multidisciplinary legal advice for complex work.
An international association for practitioners specialising in family inheritance and succession planning, STEP has 20,000 members from a range of professions. Its annual awards, now in its 16th year, celebrate excellence among private client lawyers, accountants and other specialists across the world and are widely recognised as the most prestigious awards in the industry.
Beatrice Puoti, head of Burges Salmon's Private Wealth team, says: “It really is absolutely fantastic to have been successful once again in the ‘Private Client Legal Team of the Year - Large Firm’ category at these prestigious awards.
“We all know that to receive a STEP Award is the hallmark of quality within the private wealth sector, and this recognition is testament to the commitment and resilience that our team has demonstrated over the past year. I am really proud of our entire team, who deserve this award for their relentless focus on our clients and for continuing to provide them with the excellent level of service for which Burges Salmon is known.”
The Burges Salmon Private Wealth team is nationally and internationally recognised for providing clear and practical legal advice to clients in the UK and abroad. The team works with a wide variety of clients including entrepreneurs, landowners, high and ultra-high net worth individuals, trustees and family offices, both onshore and offshore.