Overview
Custom Solutions for Generational Success
Every family office is unique, and that’s why Michael Best creates tailored strategies to help families achieve their personal, business, and philanthropic objectives. We serve as trusted advisors to family offices, family trusts, and high-net-worth individuals around the world, providing unified legal and business consulting services. Our interdisciplinary team delivers a cohesive, big-picture approach, supporting families across generations with innovative solutions and deep experience.
Our Approach: Integrated Guidance for Evolving Needs
With a client-focused approach, we work closely with your leadership team and other advisors to define growth strategies, identify investment opportunities, and create roadmaps for achieving your goals. Our support spans every stage of the family office lifecycle—from initial vision and setup, through ongoing operations, succession planning, and legacy preservation. We prioritize confidentiality, collaboration, and alignment with your family’s values.
Focus Areas
Comprehensive Services for Family Offices and Enterprises
Michael Best delivers tailored solutions for family offices, family trusts, and high-net-worth individuals, recognizing that each family’s needs and goals are unique. Our client-focused approach combines unified legal and business consulting, leveraging a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to provide strategic advisory, governance, tax and estate planning, philanthropic guidance, and marital property planning. We support families across generations, helping them achieve personal, business, and philanthropic objectives with innovative solutions and deep experience.
For family-owned businesses, Michael Best offers comprehensive support to ensure operational continuity and long-term success. We guide businesses through succession planning, transitions to next-generation ownership, corporate structuring, and shareholder agreements. Our attorneys provide expertise in trust creation and management, leadership coaching, and educational resources, helping family businesses navigate complex transitions, protect their legacy, and achieve sustainable growth—complementing the broader services offered to family offices.

