Ria is a seasoned professional with expertise spanning various legal domains, including corporate, family, trust, and estate law, along with alternative dispute resolution techniques such as mediation, arbitration, and negotiation. Her specialisation lies in offering invaluable guidance to family businesses and managing family wealth, delivering comprehensive legal, succession planning, governance, and conflict resolution solutions tailored specifically to family-owned enterprises. She has a proven track record of organising informative seminars and workshops, both in private and public settings, to empower family businesses. Additionally, she is a licensed Trustee under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
Ria is also the accomplished author of The Seven Domains of the Family Business: The Journey to a Multigenerational Legacy, a book that outlines seven pivotal events that all family businesses encounter on their journey toward building a lasting legacy. In this book, she provides practical solutions for creating and sustaining such legacies. Ria developed an innovative tool, LEGACY Matrix, used by CariCOUNSEL Advisors that acts as a S.W.O.T Analysis for family businesses, designed to holistically identify and treat with family, ownership and business concerns.
