Solward advises high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and private investors on all aspects of asset structuring, sanctions and compliance, investment management, and cross-border wealth planning. Our lawyers combine regional insight with international private wealth expertise, assisting clients in building and protecting their assets across multiple jurisdictions.
We advise on the establishment of private holding structures, funds, and trusts, and support clients on cross-border transactions, investment flows, and compliance matters involving financial institutions and regulators worldwide. Our experience in international compliance, combined with long-standing relationships with foreign banks and fiduciary service providers, enables us to deliver pragmatic, secure, and forward-looking solutions tailored to each client’s objectives.
Through an extensive network of contacts in key international jurisdictions, we work closely with local experts in the UAE, Oman, China, Hong Kong, the United States, and across Central Asia, supporting efficient execution of complex cross-border projects.
Our core expertise includes:
Estate planning and structuring, including offshore holdings, private funds and trusts
Tax optimisation
Cross-border transactions
Compliance and regulatory advice in dealings with international financial institutions
International asset protection and risk management strategies
Legal and tax structuring of charitable activities and foundations
Inheritance matters: tailored strategies depending on the location of assets and applicable local laws
Our lawyers’ experience includes advising:
an entrepreneur on the protection of his assets and the consequences of contesting the terms of transactions with the largest state-owned telecommunications company in Uzbekistan
a private client who owns assets in the field of cotton production in Uzbekistan through British holding companies on corporate restructuring, deoffshorisation and elimination of risks of indirect ownership
a confidential client regarding the protection of his assets from prosecution by OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control, USA)
an Uzbek entrepreneur on the protection of his assets, as well as representing the client’s interests in court proceedings in Switzerland
a manufacturer of biologics and biotechnological solutions on the structuring of the holding, including the development of tax-neutral models for the transfer of intellectual property, as well as an analysis of the consequences in the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Russian Federation
