Tobias Gleed-Owen

Tobias advises international families, trustees, and family offices on a wide range of cross-border private client matters.

His practice includes tax and succession planning, advising on UK tax treatment of offshore trusts and companies involving UK-resident beneficiaries or participators, as well as quasi-trust structures including usufructs, foundations and US life estates.

Tobias has a specialism in advising US-connected clients on US/UK estate planning, wills, estate taxes, aligning US/UK tax credits and pre-residency planning. He has particular expertise in the UK treatment of US trusts, including revocable and irrevocable trusts, life insurance and PPLI structures, IHT-sheltered trusts, US LLCs and US retirement & tuition accounts.

Tobias also offers expert cross-border advice in probate and succession matters, notably those with US or EU connections (comprising of advice on the European Succession Regulation) and provides expert English law advice to assist foreign probate courts. 

Tobias is ranked by Chambers High Net Worth [UK 2026] as ‘Associates to watch’. In this edition, clients note: “Tobias demonstrates exceptional knowledge on an array of UK and US tax matters. We find Tobias extremely personal and a joy to work.” Another adds: “Tobias added value and proved to be very knowledgeable.” 

Experience & education

2020 Joined Birketts LLP

2017 Qualified as solicitor

2015 – 2020 Hewitsons LLP

2012 – 2015 Paralegal at LGSS Law Ltd

2007 – 2010 Law M.A.(Hons) Christs College, University of Cambridge