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Introducing the Withers alumni network. If you're a former colleague, we'd love you to join us. The relationships we build throughout our careers are some of the most valuable and enduring connections we make. That's why we're delighted to launch the Withers alumni network - a new community designed to help people who worked at Withers stay in touch with each other, reconnect with the firm, and celebrate the ongoing impact of our alumni around the world. In this welcome video, our new CEO Ceri Vokes shares why maintaining strong relationships with our alumni matters, and the role they continue to play in the future of the firm. Wherever you are now, we hope you'll join the network and stay connected.

Internationally connected families are increasingly reassessing how and where their structures operate as regulatory and geopolitical conditions evolve. We examine how family offices are balancing flexibility, governance and continuity while operating across multiple jurisdictions.

As family offices expand across jurisdictions and grow their adviser networks, responsibility for managing risk can become increasingly fragmented. We examine how people, process and preparation can help strengthen oversight, resilience and long-term continuity across the family enterprise.

Major liquidity events can introduce new operational, governance and privacy considerations for family offices managing significant wealth transitions. One family’s approach highlights the importance of secure systems, trusted advisers and clear oversight structures from the outset.

For family offices, privacy and profile can increasingly sit in tension within a fast-moving digital environment. We look at how preparation, governance and coordinated decision making can help manage reputational risk before issues escalate.