Robin Rathmell
Robin Rathmell
Partner | Kasowitz Benson Torres
JURISDICTION
TOP SPECIALISMS
Dispute Resolution or Arbitration
Reputation and Crisis Management
Trusts: Contentious
Office Location
United States
Short Biography
Robin Rathmell, Co-Chair of Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP’s International Disputes team, is a renowned international litigator representing high-net-worth individuals and institutions in litigation involving allegations of fraud, money laundering and other forms of misconduct. Dual-qualified as an English barrister and U.S. lawyer, Rob formulates offensive and defensive global litigation strategies for international clients, including in relation to civil and criminal asset forfeiture, trusts, commercial and insolvency litigation, INTERPOL, and international sanctions regimes. Rob's engagements always span multiple jurisdictions, legal systems and asset-holding structures. He has acted as counsel in cases involving the world’s key offshore financial centers, as well as Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and the Americas. In addition to his regular interface with U.S. regulatory and intelligence agencies, Rob has extensive experience coordinating legal strategies in matters involving actions brought by non-U.S. authorities, requiring sensitive negotiations with government agencies across multiple jurisdictions.
What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?
HaSalon in Tel Aviv
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Follow Mark Twain’s advice: "If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything."
What was your first job?
Gardening
What is the book you recommend to everyone?
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?
Making progress on sanctions remediation as geopolitical trends shift.
Rodrigo Castillo Cottin
Rodrigo Castillo Cottin
Partner | Rimon PC
JURISDICTION
TOP SPECIALISMS
Estates: Planning
Trusts: Planning
Tax Advisory
Office Location
Colombia
Short Biography
Rodrigo Castillo Cottin opened our legal practice in Colombia, Rimon’s first Latin American office, to focus on Trusts & Estates and Tax law. He advises multijurisdictional enterprises, financial institutions, and high-net-worth individuals and families on wealth management matters, international tax law, planning, and compliance, inheritance and estate planning, exchange of information, and amnesty programs. Mr. Castillo Cottin advises high-net-worth clients on the full range of tax and wealth management-related matters. He is a Chambers-ranked attorney, a leader in international tax law and planning, and nationally recognized for his advice on multijurisdictional reorganizations.
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Maya Prabhu
Maya Prabhu
Managing Director, Head of Wealth Advisory Services EMEA | J.P. Morgan Private Bank
JURISDICTION
TOP SPECIALISMS
Family Governance and Business
Family Office
Private Banking
Office Location
United Kingdom
Short Biography
Maya leads the Wealth Advisory practice across the EMEA region and the Family Governance practice for the International private Bank. She helps individuals and families articulate the goals for their wealth and then advises on strategies to hold, protect and transfer their wealth and on the establishment or review of their family offices. She advises families on strategies to plan for and support the continuity of their wealth and family businesses to the next generation. In this realm, her areas of focus include developing family governance (including processes for developing culture, teamwork and communication), next generation engagement and development, and in crafting effective and rewarding philanthropy strategies. She has helped many individuals and families to capture their agreements in their own Mission Statement or Family Constitution. Maya is experienced in working with families from a range of cultures including the UK, across Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Asia.
What is your favorite restaurant to take a client or colleague to?
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Always be 'gruntled'!
What was your first job?
Sub editor at a book publishers!
What is the book you recommend to everyone?
Complete Family Wealth by James Hughes et al
What changes do you expect to see in your practice over the next year?