Farrer & Co strengthens Private Client offering with new partner hire

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07.04.2025

Leading independent law firm Farrer & Co is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Ruffel as a partner in its Private Client team. Alex, a specialist in complex cross-border tax, structuring and succession planning, joins Farrer & Co from Irwin Mitchell, where she also served as a partner.

Alex has an extensive track record of advising multinational families, trustees and family offices on complex tax issues and the transfer of wealth including establishing and running trusts and other structures. At Farrer & Co, she will further strengthen the Private Client team’s comprehensive offering. She has particular experience in acting for clients with links to the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

Sarah von Schmidt, Private Client Partner at Farrer & Co, said: “We are delighted to welcome Alex to the firm as she brings with her more than 20 years of experience looking after significant global families. Alex has a strong reputation blending deep technical expertise with a focus on acting as trusted adviser across generations and so is perfectly suited to our approach.”

Alex Ruffel added: “I am delighted to be joining Farrer & Co and a team that is internationally renowned for its expertise and its emphasis on long term relationships. Farrer & Co is a full service firm which has private wealth at its heart, and I am looking forward to working with colleagues across the whole firm to support clients.”