Han Bao

Private Wealth

Ms. Bao is an International Partner of Haiwen & Partners, who heads the firm’s private wealth law practice. She advises clients on PRC and overseas succession planning, family trust, family governance, asset protection, tax planning and pre/post-nuptial agreement matters.

Ms. Bao is uniquely positioned to advise private clients on cross border matters. She is qualified to practice law in China and the New York State of the US. She worked in Hong Kong for a few years and gained extensive experience in family trust, cross-border inheritance and multi-jurisdiction wealth planning matters. Her previous experience as a litigator also enables her to provide pragmatic solutions and proactive strategies.

With deep understanding of the needs and concerns of Chinese high-net-worth families, Ms. Bao is able to stand in the shoes of her clients, take into account the clients’ planning objectives and family dynamics, and provide practical, reliable, tailored and innovative solutions using a variety of wealth planning tools such as family trusts, family offices, wills, pre/post-nuptial agreements, family shareholder agreements and family charters.

Ms. Bao advises a number of well-known Chinese business leaders in internet, high technology, private equity, biotech, manufacturing, real estate and consumer product sectors on their private wealth matters. She also advises leading Chinese and international financial institutions.

Ms. Bao has been recommended as a leading private wealth lawyer by renowned international legal media, such as Chambers (Band 1), Legal 500 (Leading Partner), Asian Legal Business and China Business Law Journal.

Ms. Bao received her LL.B. degree from Peking University, and her LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. Ms. Bao is a native Mandarin speaker, proficient in English, and fluent in Cantonese.

Acted as family legal counsel to the shareholders of a consumer products company planning a Hong Kong listing; established separate offshore family trusts for each family shareholder and a joint succession trust for the family; drafted a family charter.

Advised one of the major shareholders of a PRC A-share-listed company; drafted wills, letter of wishes and nominee agreements for the first generation; led a team of lawyers across PRC, Hong Kong and New York to prepare pre-nuptial agreement for the second generation.

Advised the co-founder of a Hong Kong-listed internet company on establishing multiple family trusts; drafted a family charter; led a team of lawyers across PRC, Hong Kong and BVI to prepare separate wills.

Advised the controlling person of a PRC A-share-listed consumer goods company on estate planning; drafted wills and deed of gift for the client; drafted pre/post-nuptial agreements for her children; advised on immigration planning and foreign exchange control matters for the family.

Acted as family legal counsel to the shareholders of a well-known cultural industry company; established a master family trust and drafted a family charter, set up separate family trusts for each branch of the second generation, drafted wills for the first generation and post-nuptial property agreements for the second generation.

Represented a China-region head of a well-known Fortune Global 500 company in establishing an innovative testamentary trust, and successfully persuaded the notary public office to issue a notarization confirming the trust assets.

Represented the family members of a well-known entrepreneur in handling domestic and overseas estate succession matters, including coordinating securities disclosure for a listed company, domestic notarized inheritance proceedings, overseas court probate proceedings, adjustments to family trust arrangements and related tax planning.

Advised a renowned real estate entrepreneur on establishing and operating a single-family office, including integrated use of a family office, family trusts and a family charter.

Acted as legal counsel to a prominent Chinese textile entrepreneur; drafted global wills, nominee agreements and post-nuptial agreements for the client, and post-nuptial agreements for the client’s children, with a view to orderly family wealth succession and isolation of marital risks for the children.

Advised the founder of a successful PE fund on holistic estate planning; led a team of lawyers across PRC, Hong Kong and BVI to prepare separate wills; lead a team of tax advisers across PRC, US and New Zealand to advise on tax implications for her family members; advised on related foreign exchange control issues.

Advised a well-known Chinese entrepreneur on optimizing the holding structures and a holistic succession plan for his global investments, including drafting wills under PRC and foreign laws, restructuring an offshore family trust and setting up an onshore family trust.

Advised one of the major shareholders of a PRC A-share-listed company on establishing an offshore family trust to hold the A-shares, which is an innovative structure, including advising on PRC securities regulations and foreign exchange control issues.

Advised a well-known business leader in China on holding structures of various investments of the client’s family members; established multiple family trusts to hold different assets and handled associated tax and regulatory issues including Hong Kong stamp duty, PRC income taxes, compliance requirements in the Cayman Islands and BVI as well as disclosure-of-interest obligation in relation to Hong Kong-listed stocks.

Conducted a family wealth holding structure review for the founder of a US-listed consumer company; drafted wills and established family trusts for the founder and spouse, and provided legal support for subsequent trust administration, involving tax planning for beneficiaries in China, Singapore and the US.

Represented the spouse of the founder of a US-listed fintech company in negotiating a post-nuptial agreement; advised the client on the termination of the original family trust and the establishment of a new family trust to reflect the post-nuptial agreement.

Represented the spouse of a key executive of a Hong Kong-listed internet company in negotiating a divorce agreement; advised the client on the implementation of the divorce agreement, including transfers of onshore and offshore assets, as well as restructuring of existing onshore and offshore family trusts.

Advised on the formation and operation of a joint family office for co-founders of a well-known internet company, including maintenance of multiple family trusts, routine contract review, compliance advice and information disclosure management.

Peking University

LL.B.

Harvard Law School

LL.M.

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2026

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2025

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2024

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2023

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2022

Private Wealth Law (PRC Firms)

Chambers High Net Worth Guide

2021

Private Client/Wealth Management (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region Guide

2026

Private Client/Wealth Management (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region Guide

2025

Private Client/Wealth Management (PRC Firms)

Chambers Greater China Region Guide

2024

Private wealth: PRC firms - Leading Partners

The Legal 500

2026

Private wealth: PRC firms - Leading Partners

The Legal 500

2025

Private wealth: PRC firms - Leading Partners

The Legal 500

2024