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Farella Braun + Martel Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2023

September 8, 2023 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 (HNW) Guide 2023 in the Private Wealth Law in Northern California section.

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

Mark is the chair of Farella’s Family Wealth Group. He 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 Guide notes, "There are relatively few practitioners that really understand cross-border work. Mark does, and it sets him apart."

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 that is focused on the wine industry.

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

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