Cone Marshall Middle East

Ziyad is a lawyer admitted to practice law in New Zealand. Fluent in English and Arabic, he counsels high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs and families as they accumulate assets, experience life changes, seek to preserve their wealth, and ultimately pass it on to future generations. Ziyad also counsels clients on cross-border planning and provides strategic advice on planning opportunities upon immigration into New Zealand and various other jurisdictions. His clients include multinational families whose members, businesses and assets span the globe, and for whom he sets up and administers trusts and a range of different entities and arrangements. His broad range of expertise extends to tax, business, and commercial law.

Ziyad also assists trustees, multi-family offices and financial institutions to manage fiduciary risk and regulatory compliance. He is experienced in global tax and money laundering regulations such as FATCA, CRS, AEOI, and AML/CFT.

Sean joined our Swiss office in 2019 as Managing Director. He began his career in the fiduciary sector in 2003, and has since worked for international private Banks and held senior roles at reputed independent Trust companies. Sean has considerable operational and technical experience, servicing UHNW families from the Middle East, Africa, the United Kingdom and Latin America. Sean holds a degree in Finance and Business Law from Stirling University in Scotland, is a certified Trust and Estate Practitioner and holds the SACTM. He excels at resolving challenging international issues for his clients, whatever they might be. Sean was brought up in Geneva and is bi-lingual in English and French. Sean has a passion for beautiful cars, science and technology, and enjoys mountain climbing and skiing.