National law firm Stone King has furthered strengthened two key teams based in its Bath head office.
Solicitor Emma Seaton joins the firm’s international & cross-border team while associate Ryan O’Donnell is now a member of its crime and regulatory team.
Emma, pictured, who previously worked at London firm Bishop & Sewell, will focus on providing UK nationals with succession and taxation advice on their overseas assets, and overseas nationals with succession and taxation advice on their UK assets.
Ryan, pictured, has joined Stone King after working as a solicitor advocate in both private practice and for the Ministry of Justice.
Stone King head of the international & cross-border team Daniel Harris said: “We are delighted to welcome Emma to the firm and with her obvious enthusiasm for this complex, yet creative, area of law she will be a real asset to the team.
“The team is very busy with work from all over the world, particularly from clients with assets in the US, the Middle East and the Far East and, with the end of the year fast approaching, there are an increasing number of queries regarding Brexit.”
Crime and regulatory team head Matthew Graham added: “Ryan’s expertise is an excellent fit for our busy and expanding team and we are delighted to have him on board.
“The combination of the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit has made this an extraordinary time for law enforcement and the implications for both individuals and businesses are ever more complex and serious.”
Stone King has had an office in Bath since 1785 and also has bases in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Leeds and London.
