Baker McKenzie

Trophy assets are evolving from personal indulgences to structured investments, prompting family offices to prioritise tax efficiency, governance discipline, and cross-border compliance

The ‘highly regarded’ Stephanie Pantelidaki, who has big four experience, will be based in the firm’s London office

Dual-qualified corporate tax specialist Christoph Schimmer joins the firm after stints at Deloitte, Cerha Hempel and DLA Piper

But partners at the firm admit that jumping ship to the US would not be as easy as some believe