John Riches
studied law at Birmingham
University. He joined
Withers as a partner in 1996 and is a senior Principal in the
Wealth Planning team.John’s clients include international
families, family offices, trust companies and private banks.
He has a particular emphasis on advising entrepreneurs
and trustees with commercial interests and developing efficient
investment tax structures for individuals and trustees.
Many of his clients have complex cross-border interests.
John was elected as deputy Chairman of STEP Worldwide in
November 2006 and he chaired STEP’s UK Technical Committee from
2001 to 2006. He
received an outstanding personal achievement award for his role
in co-ordinating STEP’s response to the
UK Budget 2006 trust and tax changes.