Presentation of our firm by Xavier de Sarrau
In this video, Xavier de Sarrau introduces the firm Gordon S. Blair.
In this video, Xavier de Sarrau introduces the firm Gordon S. Blair.
Gordon S. Blair is an independent legal and tax consulting firm, established in Monaco in 1920.
Originally created by British lawyers to support their clients in their mobility projects in Monaco and the region, the firm has acquired unique know-how in managing the civil and tax law implications related to changes in their lives and in their legal environment.
Opening up to new clientele and sustained growth in recent years have enabled Gordon S. Blair to become a benchmark firm in Monaco and the region.
Switzerland has unique know-how when it comes to asset management and wealth structuring. It is for this reason that Gordon S. Blair set up an office there in 2006. Focusing on wealth and asset ownership and conveyance issues, the Geneva team allows the firm’s clients to access the opportunities offered by the Swiss regulatory framework.
We work with an international clientele of private individuals, wealthy families, and family groups that we support on all of their projects.
We also advise a number of international groups, particularly banking groups, on their activities in Monaco.
Our know-how is based on long experience handling complex matters and scenarios, which has given our teams mastery of the most sophisticated legal techniques and a keen sense of innovation.
In addition, due to the international nature of the matters we handle for our clients, we work closely with a network of professionals in major jurisdictions.
We can thus define and manage complex multi-country engagements and offer a truly global service to our clients.
Our team is made up of around fifty multilingual lawyers and tax specialists, with experience in multiple jurisdictions and environments.
We attach great importance to subject-matter expertise, experience, and teamwork. This is why we have organized our firm around client-focused practices, responding as closely as possible to their needs.
We also have a specialized desk to support our Eastern Europe Clientele
1920
British solicitors Spencer Batchelor, Charles Humphrey Woolrych and Archibald Williams joined together to found the Batchelor, Woolrych & Williams law firm in the Principality of Monaco. Given the appeal of Monaco and the French Riviera on the wealthy British people, the law firm would offer support and counseling services in civil law involvements and wealth management issues due to a lifestyle change and a different legal framework.
1920
British solicitors Spencer Batchelor, Charles Humphrey Woolrych and Archibald Williams joined together to found the Batchelor, Woolrych & Williams law firm in the Principality of Monaco. Given the appeal of Monaco and the French Riviera on the wealthy British people, the law firm would offer support and counseling services in civil law involvements and wealth management issues due to a lifestyle change and a different legal framework.
1949
British solicitor Gordon Stanley Blair moved to Monaco and joined the law firm. In the following years, the firm will be named Gordon S. Blair.
1949
British solicitor Gordon Stanley Blair moved to Monaco and joined the law firm. In the following years, the firm will be named Gordon S. Blair.
1988
The firm is acquired by Ernst & Young.
1988
The firm is acquired by Ernst & Young.
2007
Xavier de Sarrau acquired Gordon S. Blair. Under his leading, the law firm has experienced a new impulse and it has become a benchmark in the law sector in Monaco.
2007
Xavier de Sarrau acquired Gordon S. Blair. Under his leading, the law firm has experienced a new impulse and it has become a benchmark in the law sector in Monaco.
Today
The firm is located in Monaco and Switzerland and counts 6 partners and 60 employees.
Today
The firm is located in Monaco and Switzerland and counts 6 partners and 60 employees.