Phyllis Townsend

Phyllis Townsend is a Partner at Baker McKenzie in London and leads the EMEA Wealth Management practice group. She specialises in cross-border tax, succession, asset protection, and investments via trust, fund, and family office structures, with particular expertise advising clients with connections to the Middle East, Europe, and the US. She joined Baker McKenzie in 2012 from Rothschild Wealth Management & Trust, where she served as legal counsel in London and Zurich. Phyllis holds an LLB from University College London and master's degrees in Business Law and European/International Law from Paris universities; she was admitted in England & Wales in 2010. She is ranked Band 1 in the Chambers High Net Worth guide for Family Offices & Funds Structuring and is a Next Generation Partner in Legal 500. She speaks English, French, and German.