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05 March 2026
Categories: Movers & Shakers , Profession
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Birketts—Álvaro Aznar

Dual-qualified partner joins international private client team

Birketts has appointed Álvaro Aznar as a partner in its London office, joining the firm’s international private client team. Dual qualified in the UK and Spain, he will head up the firm’s cross-border succession and estates practice and lead its private client work for Spanish clients.

Aznar is experienced in complex, multi-jurisdictional matters, frequently working with a network of trusted advisers to support clients. His arrival comes amid continued growth across the firm’s seven offices and signals a focus on expanding its European and international private client offering.

Deborah Carrivick, partner and head of international private client, said Aznar’s ‘unique skills and standing in our industry are well noted’ and that his addition ‘cements our position as a leading firm for international private client work.’

Aznar said he is ‘thrilled to be joining Birketts’ growing international private client team’ and described the firm as ‘a firm with a great reputation that I have admired and respected for a long time’, adding that its ‘wide offering will be a great home for my international clients with links to the UK.’

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