James d'Aquino > Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP Offices

125 WOOD STREET
LONDON
EC2V 7AW
England
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James d'Aquino

Work Department
Private client and tax
Position
James is a partner in the private client team in the London office advising on a broad range of domestic and international issues. He acts for high net worth individuals, families, trustees, banks and entrepreneurs on wills, trusts, and succession planning. He also advises on UK and international tax issues, owner-managed business succession planning, administration of estates and powers of attorney. He has extensive experience in advising clients on regularising their UK tax affairs, particularly in relation to the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility and the application of the Swiss-UK Tax Cooperation Agreement.
James features in the Eprivateclient ‘Top 35 Under 35’ list 2015 for young private client practitioners. He has had several articles published in well-regarded private client journals including the Trusts and Estates Law Journal and Private Client Practitioner.
Career
Trained Rooks Rider, qualified 2008; Charles Russell LLP 2010 to 2014; Penningtons Manches LLP 2014 to date; partner Penningtons Manches LLP 2016.
Education
Main secondary school attended: Stonyhurst College, Lancashire
Universities and colleges attended: St Johns College, Durham (BA (Hons) 2004); College of Law, Guildford; College of Law, London.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
The superb team at Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP has strong international capabilities. It frequently assists UK residents and non-residents, non-domiciled individuals, international families, family offices, and business owners from across the globe. Practice head Clare Archer has a particular interest in family office work. James d’Aquino specialises in providing tax, trust, and succession planning advice to wealthy clients. Another key member of the team is Laura Dadswell who has considerable experience in US/UK cross-border matters. Tristan Smale acts for some prominent Greek and Cypriot families, and their family offices.
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP is active for domestic and international clients facing tax litigation, investigations, and enquiries. Kamran Rehman leads the group alongside James d’Aquino, who specialises in advising UHNWI in complex tax matters. Richard Marshall is a key name, with particular expertise in international tax matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Personal tax, trusts and probate London > Private client
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Family
- Private client > Family: mediation
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commodities disputes
- Private client > Court of protection
- Employment > Employees/unions
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Transport > Travel
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Public sector > Education: institutions
- Public sector > Education: schools
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Employment > Senior executives
- Transport > Shipping
- Finance > Trade finance
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Insurance > Product liability: defendant
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing: local authorities and registered providers
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Transport > Aviation
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Insurance > Insurance and reinsurance litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Pensions (non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech: corporate and commercial