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Biography

Iskra advises international families, family offices and trustees on cross-border tax, asset structuring, estate planning, family governance and transparency initiatives. Almost all of her work has an international dimension. She acts for high-net-worth individuals and internationally mobile families (a number of whom have no significant UK connections) as well as their advisers, family offices, charities and trustees. This often involves complex international tax and estate planning, coordinating advice from an international team of advisers and balancing a number of (often competing) family, legal and practical considerations to help clients plan for the future. Iskra also frequently advises clients with a wide range of assets, including cryptoassets and valuable art interests. Iskra speaks regularly at industry conferences on evolving trends, including in relation to transparency initiatives and has contributed the UK chapter to the STEP Handbook for Advisers on Beneficial Ownership Registers, published in August 2021, with Edward Reed. She is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and holds the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients.