Richard is of counsel in the private client and tax team.
He advises on US and international tax and trust and estate planning, with clients based in Europe and the US. He specialises in US tax strategies for individuals, international trusts and closely held business structures. Richard devotes a significant part of his practice to cross-border philanthropy and pioneered the use of dual qualified charitable structures.Richard was educated at University College London and qualified as a solicitor before moving to the US and attending the University of Pennsylvania Law School and has practiced in Washington DC and London. He is admitted as a solicitor in England, as a member of The District of Columbia and US Tax Court Bars.
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I am very involved personally as well as professionally with the challenges of cross border US/UK tax
Having lived happily on both sides of the Atlantic, being married to an American with one kid in the US and one in London, I am very involved personally as well as professionally with the challenges of cross border US/UK tax. I enjoy the challenge of making these sometimes intricate and frustrating rules come together to let clients achieve their goals.Perhaps foolishly I took on the challenge of co-writing the new Bloomsbury book on US/UK Wealth Planning which has been rewarding in terms of working closely with colleagues on a broad range of tax issues.Cross border philanthropy has been a particular interest because it combines a personal enthusiasm for the work of the charity sector with the challenge of sometimes pointlessly restrictive tax rules. Outside the office I enjoy music and playing the cello badly.