16 OLD BAILEY, LONDON, EC4M 7EG, ENGLAND
- Tel:
- Work 020 7597 6000
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- Fax 020 7597 6543
- DX:
- 160 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
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John Riches
- Tel:
- Work +44 20 7597 6000
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Work Department
Wealth planning.
Position
John is a specialist in estate and capital tax planning for high-net-worth individuals and families and has a particular focus on advising on governance issues for families in the context of generational planning. He acts for a number of prominent family offices – many of his clients are multi-jurisdictional and he advises them on all aspects of wealth and estate planning, including the structuring of their private offices and commercial and private assets. John has extensive experience of co-ordinating and implementing complex family holding structures.
Career
Articled Mills & Reeve; qualified 1985; partner Simpson Curtis (now Pinsent Curtis); partner Withers 1996.
Member
Charity Law Association; council member of Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners; co-chairs STEP’s Public Policy Committee, where he has responsibility for STEP’s policy response on international wealth planning issues, and was recently involved in FATF and OECD consultations.
Education
Chaliney High School for Boys; Birmingham University (1982 LLB).
Leisure
Squash, theatre, walking, church.
Practice Areas
Private client
