Beatrice Puoti is the head of Burges Salmon's private wealth sector and a partner in the firm's private client department. Beatrice's primary focus is on international tax, trusts and estate planning for UK and non-UK resident and domiciled clients. She has significantly contributed to the development of the firm's European tax and trust practice with a particular expertise on Italian issues. Beatrice also has significant experience in advising financial institutions and trustees on international trust and tax matters and on the ownership, structuring and acquisition of UK and non-UK real estate. Beatrice also specialises in cross-border estate planning issues with a particular focus on all issues arising from Roman Law and Common Law application. Beatrice often lectures in the UK and overseas at conferences for clients and other professionals. Beatrice is on the editorial board for the European Cross-Border Estate Planning publication by Sweet and Maxwell.