Big four advisory firm PwC has strengthened its private client tax and legal practice in London with the hire of former Top 35 Under 35 James Badcock, eprivateclient has been told.

Mr Badcock joined Collyer Bristow as a partner in 2011 from Macfarlanes where he trained and became a solicitor in the private client department in 2005. He initially joined Collyer Bristow as head of its Geneva office before moving to London in 2014 where he became head of private client services.

Mr Badcock is a specialist in UK and international tax and estate planning and advises private clients, trustees, family offices and fina...