Aimee Mitchell

Partner Kaiurungi

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Aimee is a leading private wealth lawyer, advising individuals, families, family offices and trustee companies on the establishment, restructure, management and administration of trusts and other family wealth structures here in New Zealand and overseas.

Aimee has more than 15 years’ experience advising high net worth individuals, families and trustee companies on all aspects of trust law, wealth structuring, estate and succession planning and family governance issues. She has a particular interest and expertise in multi-jurisdictional wealth structuring and family governance and succession issues for entrepreneurial and business owning families.

After starting her legal career at a specialist trust and private client law firm, Aimee moved overseas to work as a trust and private client adviser in the Channel Islands and London, where she was a partner at a leading boutique private client practice. Aimee’s international career has made her invaluable to clients, and she is highly skilled in bringing together advice across jurisdictions to develop and execute bespoke private wealth plans.

Aimee is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is also qualified as a Chartered Tax Advisor (UK). She is a member of The Law Association Trust Law Committee and regularly presents on topical issues in trust law.

Affiliations
  • Member of Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (STEP)
Achievements and recognition
  • Recognised, Trusts and estates Law, Best Lawyers
  • Recognised, Top 35 under 35, EPrivateClient, 2015 and 2017