Helen Clarke

Spear’s Review

Irwin Mitchell’s Helen Clarke specialises in tax and estate planning involving complex trust and company structures for HNWs. Her particular areas of focus include intricate tax and strategic estate planning, as well as advising business owners on structuring and restructuring to maximise tax efficiency for their companies, themselves and their families.

With more than 20 years’ experience in the field, she tells Spear’s she understands the complexities and interaction of private and corporate taxes, and how the commercial rationale of transactions can interact with the personal aspects driving the planning.

Clarke comments regularly on developments in the law, and contributed to the Law Society’s Inheritance Tax Planning Handbook.

Adviser Profile

Helen is a partner in the High Net Worth and International Tax team at Irwin Mitchell. She has vast expertise in advising domestic and international clients on private wealth issues, focusing on tax, structuring, and inter-generational succession planning. Her clients include serial entrepreneurs, business wealth clients, high-net-worth individuals and families, family offices, and trustees. 

Recognised in Legal 500 and Chambers as a trusted adviser, Helen is commended for her technical expertise and approachable manner. 

She is a member of STEP and part of the Business Families and Cross-Border Estates Global Special Interest Groups. Helen has contributed to the Law Society’s Inheritance Tax Planning Handbook.