HK One will provide legal support for every aspect of the lives of high net worth individuals and families, covering both their commercial and personal affairs. 

Clients will be appointed a dedicated contact who will create a team of legal experts matched to their needs. HK One will also act as a hub, directing clients to other trusted advisors, Howard Kennedy said.

The firm’s clients include global sports stars, musicians, artists, television and film personalities, entrepreneurs and successful business men and women.

“Our clients lead complicated and busy lives, with their private and commercial interests often inextricably linked. HK One recognises this, providing highly personalised support focused on protecting an individual’s family, their home, and their business and commercial interests,” said Emily Mailer, the partner at Howard Kennedy leading HK One.

The service, she said, will include traditional private client services, but is also as likely to include managing a company’s or individual’s reputation, moving domestic and corporate staff around the world, protecting or maximising intellectual property assets, buying or investing in art and cultural property, or responding to alleged criminal activity. 

“This is unlike the many law firm offerings of purely private client, family or tax services for the individuals,” Mailer said.