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Stephen Atkinson

Principal Associate

What can I do for you

Stephen advises on a wide range of succession planning and taxation issues, helping to protect family wealth across generations. This typically includes wills and trusts, tax advice, family business planning, mental capacity issues and estate administration.

Mills & Reeve are market leaders in estate planning through Family Investment Companies and Stephen is at the forefront of this planning.

Supporting your ambitions

Family Investment Companies enable clients to pass significant wealth to the next generation, while retaining control and protecting their assets. The team have unrivalled experience and have established many companies with clients investing more than £100 million.

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What do others say

"Thank you very much for this comprehensive response to my queries and an unerringly accurate summary of the points discussed. It was a great relief meeting you and hearing your answers on the day so clearly explained. I greatly regret not approaching you in the first place".

"Not only has Stephen been professional, he has acted with integrity and honesty"

What else should you know

Stephen is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners having completed the STEP Diploma in 2009. He is also a member of the Law Society Private Client Section.

Before travelling the world for two years, Stephen was a research chemist developing linear medium density polyethylenes for the rotational moulding industry.

What our clients say about us

  • I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.
  • They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.
  • All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.
  • I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.

As many clients will testify, too many lawyers deliver the required legal expertise but fail to deliver an outstanding client experience. Which is why we always listen to our clients and constantly ask ourselves what we can do to deliver the results you expect.

You expect a close and attentive working relationship, with a lawyer that is responsive and available when you need them. You also want clear, pragmatic and commercial advice tailored to your needs, and transparency and certainty on costs. We completely agree. That’s why every day, through our culture and approach we are committed to delivering the exceptional results and service our clients expect of us.

Related sectors and services

  • Food and agribusiness
  • Private wealth
  • Business owners
  • Wills, estate and succession planning
  • Family business consulting
  • Family investment companies
  • Wealth protection
  • Private client

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