Hengka Ji

Practice Areas

Taxation & Wealth Planning, Investment/M&A & Corporate Governance, Charities & Nonprofits

Professional Memberships

Member, Shanghai Bar Association (the PRC)

Member, New York State Bar Association, U.S.

National Correspondent for China, Tax Committee of the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD) and Tax Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA)

Corporate Network Member, Economist Intelligence Corporate Network (EICN)

Member, The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)

Global Fellow, Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria

Impact Investing Fellow, Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN)

Authorized Representative & Special Legal Counsel, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Private Charity Strategy

Representative, Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) Shanghai Representative Office (2020-2023)

Authorized Representative, a Hong Kong ultra-high-net-worth family philanthropic organization

Chair & Founder, International Non-profit Organizations and Sustainable Future Symposium

Member of the Management Committee & Co-Founder, Center for Philanthropic Planning and Charitable Trusts, Hainan Asia Academy of Philanthropy

Board Member, Beijing Capacity Building and Assessment Center for Non-Profit Organizations

Special Legal Counsel, Beijing Legal Aid Foundation

Publications

“The Nature of Chinese Succession” (co-author), STEP Journal, Issue 1, 2026

“A Decade of Change and the Road Ahead: The PRC Philanthropy and Non-Profit Landscape” (co-author), Chambers Global Practice Guides, 2026

“Overview of Private Client / Wealth Management in the Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide” (co-author), Chambers Greater China Region Legal Guide, 2025

“Recent Developments and Trends in China’s Wealth Management” (co-author), Asia Business Law Journal, 2024

“Exploration and Use of Arbitration in Private Wealth Management” (co-author), Arbitration and the Law, Issue 150, 2024

“New Era of Wealth-Management and Inheritance of Family Wealth” (co-author), Tsinghua University Press, 2023

“China Charity Tax Operational Guidelines” (co-author), Central University of Finance and Economics, 2021

“Tax Planning Essentials for Outbound Investment by Chinese Enterprises (By-country Report)” (co-author), Wolters Kluwer Netherlands and CGGT, 2018

Personal

Henry is recognized as a leading advisor and global market leader in philanthropy and nonprofit law, particularly in cross-border charitable structuring and strategic philanthropy advisory. He has advised UN agencies, major international and domestic foundations, global philanthropists, and industry associations on complex legal and tax matters relating to charitable trusts, foundations, impact investment structures, regulatory compliance, tax incentive applications, governance frameworks, cross-border donations, data compliance, and internal investigations. The cross-border nonprofit and philanthropic projects he has managed or supported collectively involve charitable investments and donations amounting to tens of billions of RMB, spanning global health, education, environmental sustainability, and scientific research. He has also served as an expert consultant on legislative and policy research projects for the Ministry of Civil Affairs and other governmental authorities, and is regarded as a market leader in the PRC philanthropy space.

In private wealth planning, Henry is deeply trusted by private clients and is frequently entrusted with significant responsibilities. He has successfully represented dozens of ultra-high-net-worth individuals in sectors such as the new economy, artificial intelligence, real estate, and manufacturing, as well as top international and Chinese private banks, trust companies, insurance companies, and family offices.

Henry is frequently invited to lecture at leading universities including Peking University, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Renmin University of China, China University of Political Science and Law, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Fudan University, Georgetown University, University of Washington (Seattle), and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore). He is also a regular speaker at major international conferences such as the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the Wealth Management Institute (WMI) in Singapore, the Asia Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), the Hubbis, and Shanghai Pujiang Forum, delivering insights on cross-border investment, tax and non-profit law.