The Team

THE TEAM

With a team of over 80 professionals, you can feel reassured that you will receive high quality and bespoke advice. Below is a snapshot of our key contacts, who have a breadth of experience and knowledge.

For a full list of the professionals within the team or to find a specific person not listed below please search for them here.

Susan Maxey

Susan Maxey

Legal Director
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+44 (0) 191 230 8936

Susan is an experienced private client lawyer with a national client base. She joined the firm in 2011, having previously worked for Addleshaw Goddard in Leeds for 12 years.

Susan specialises in advising private clients, their families and trustees on a wide range of issues, in particular those relating to estate planning and capital taxation. This involves complex will and trust drafting and providing advice on asset protection and inheritance tax mitigation. Susan has extensive experience of advising individuals and trustees owning private company shares.

Susan acts as a trustee (through her directorship of our corporate trustee, Womble Bond Dickinson (Trust Corporation) Limited) of several substantial family trusts holding a wide range of assets, including private investment structures, as well as a trusted adviser to family office and individual clients spanning several generations.

"One of the top lawyers in her area of expertise and is very responsive to client concerns. She makes the process work with her patience and clear explanations."

Chambers & Partners 2021