Insights
Firm News

Farella Braun + Martel Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2024

July 18, 2024 Announcement

Farella Braun + Martel is pleased to announce that our Private Client Industry Group and Family Wealth Partner Mark Weaver were recognized in Chambers High Net Worth 2024 in the Private Wealth Law in Northern California section.

See Farella’s Chambers HNW rankings here. Commentary includes: "Farella Braun is a regional firm with a large and well-regarded group, who are on the map in the high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth space. They are really able to attract a lot of talent."

A publication from Chambers and Partners, the Chambers HNW guide covers private wealth management work and related specialisms in key jurisdictions worldwide and features leading lawyers and law firms for wealthy individuals and families.

Mark assists individuals and families with estate and business succession planning and guides family members through the trust and estate administration process. A key aspect of Mark’s practice is counseling clients on cross-border issues. He provides estate planning advice for clients with beneficiaries and/or assets located in multiple countries and individuals planning to enter or leave the United States. Mark also advises winery and vineyard owners on a broad range of business, tax, and succession issues.

Chambers HNW commentary about Mark includes, “Mark is one of the best lawyers in the Bay Area.”

Farella’s private client lawyers work with ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, closely held businesses, and tax-exempt organizations. Our accrued knowledge and experience translate to prudent guidance in the accumulation, management, transfer, and protection of wealth domestically and internationally. For our private clients, we deploy multi-disciplinary resources, working closely with our family wealth, corporate, intellectual property, tax, real estate, finance, construction, employment, and litigation lawyers. Our dynamic, integrated approach ensures that private clients have access to full representation for all their family, corporate, and philanthropic needs.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading Northern California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil, and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]

Firm Highlights

News

Farella Lawyers Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition

Read More
News

Farella Launches New Podcast: The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film

Read More
Publication

Top Gun: Maverick - Core Estate Plan and Gifting Basics

Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film . In our first episode, I’m joined by BNY Wealth senior client strategist and former Navy and Blue Angel pilot C.J. Simonsen to discuss the movie Top...

Read More
Publication

REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 2

Welcome to  EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . In this episode, I refresh  EO Radio Show  episode 22, the second of our two episodes exploring private foundation rules using commentary on the...

Read More
News

Farella Announces 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Pathfinders: Taylor Rottjakob and John Ugai

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that senior associates  Taylor E. Rottjakob and John M. Ugai have been named 2024 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinders. Pathfinders have been identified as...

Read More
Publication

John Wick - What You Need To Know about the Corporate Transparency Act

Welcome to The Verdict: Estate Planning Through Film . Today, I’m joined by Farella Braun + Martel's Greg LeSaint to discuss the movie John Wick and the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Greg breaks down...

Read More
Publication

REFRESH: Loot and Private Foundation Rules – Part 1

Welcome to  EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . In this episode, I'm happy to refresh  EO Radio Show  episode 21, the first of our two episodes exploring private foundation rules using the...

Read More
Event

Vines and Legacies: Secure Your Future Today

Join Lauren Galbraith at our next Wine Industry Education Series discussing "Vines and Legacies: Secure Your Future Today."  Thoughtful planning and careful implementation are essential to a successful estate plan that preserves wealth in the...

Read More
Publication

Charitable Planning With Guest Stephanie Hood: Navigating Complex Rules and Traps for the Unwary

Welcome to  EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource . This week, I am delighted to have Stephanie Hood return as my guest. Stephanie is my colleague at Farella Braun + Martel and...

Read More
Publication

IRS Moves to Target Wealthy Taxpayers in Historic Compliance Drive

This month, the IRS announced that it is using the long-term funding approved by Congress through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to shift its attention to wealthy taxpayers in an effort to “identify sophisticated...

Read More