James d’Aquino
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. · Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
About
Partner in the private client team in the London office of Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP, advising high net worth individuals, families, trustees, banks and entrepreneurs on wills, trusts and succession planning, UK and international tax, owner-managed business succession, estate administration and powers of attorney. He has extensive experience regularising UK tax affairs, particularly under the Liechtenstein Disclosure Facility and the Swiss–UK Tax Cooperation Agreement, and has been published in private client journals and listed in eprivateclient's 'Top 35 Under 35' (2015).
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- St John's College, Durham — BA (Hons), 2004
- College of Law, Guildford
- College of Law, London
- Stonyhurst College, Lancashire (secondary)
Admissions
- Solicitor, England (qualified 2008)