Jersey Finance and Withersworldwide: India Networking Event

Faizal is a UK qualified lawyer and for many years has worked and advised, and is a trusted advisor to institutions, corporates and families across the Middle East, Africa and India. Faizal specialises in banking and finance and has advised corporates, family offices and families including on their international investment and holding structures.

Claire is a partner in the private client and tax team in London and co-heads the Withers India group. Claire’s work covers all areas of estate and lifetime tax and wealth structuring. She assists in the creation and maintenance of trust and corporate structures in the context of succession and tax planning and advising the trustees of onshore and offshore trusts which hold wealth for both UK-based and international families. Claire advises on residence and domicile, preparing non-resident individuals for arrival in the UK and providing guidance on the remittance basis of taxation and managing non-UK clean capital. Claire’s client base includes many families resident or domiciled in India and she is experienced in advising on trust structuring, family governance and family office matters for Indian families, as well as structuring for funding investments and property purchases in the UK and considering the application of the UK/ India double tax treaties.

Cyril Shroff has over 41 years of experience in a wide range of practices areas, including corporate and securities law, disputes, banking, bankruptcy and infrastructure. Over the years, his passion for a just world, blended with a keen sense of fairness and empathy has helped cam firmly establish itself as a trusted advisor to its clients. Mr. Shroff has consistently been ranked as “eminent practitioner” in India by Chambers Global and is often regarded as the “M&A King of India”. A thought leader and a visionary, Mr. Shroff is known for advising on many first of its kind transactions in India. He regularly gets recognised as an award-winning professional across practices.

Jennifer is a partner in the private client and tax team. She advises on US and international tax, trust and estate planning. Her practice focuses on US estate planning, US taxation of foreign trusts with US beneficiaries, US citizenship and green card matters including renunciation and relinquishment, cross-border charitable giving, and US tax compliance including FATCA.

The Withers India group services a range of clients including high-net worth individuals, families, family offices, trustees, businesses and charities across the Indian subcontinent and the rest of the world. As a full-service, international law firm, Withers is able to draw on a huge number of capabilities including private client, tax and succession planning, family governance, real estate, immigration, corporate, banking and finance, commercial litigation and employment work to achieve excellent results for Indian clients based in India and around the world.