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Provided by Wei Kang
Wei is a private wealth and global estate planning lawyer based in Stephenson Harwood's Hong Kong office. She has extensive experience in complex family trust, tax advisory and compliance and succession planning involving multiple jurisdictions.
Wei has advised high net worth families on a variety of private wealth matters including the design and implementation of family trusts and foundation structures, family governance, pre-immigration planning, philanthropic structuring, family office structure establishment, corporate restructuring, wills and estate and family business succession. Wei has also advised trustees and institutions on operational issues for asset protection structures and fiduciary risks. Wei's familiarity with both onshore and offshore matters have uniquely positioned her to address the multi-jurisdictional issues which are inherent in any wealth planning involving high net worth clients, and clients have relied on her for her practical advice and holistic approach to succession issues.
Wei is qualified in Hong Kong and British Columbia (Canada), and practised laws at the Vancouver office of a leading Canadian national law firm before relocating to Hong Kong in 2019. She was seconded twice to the legal department of a global bank advising both its wealth business and trust company.
Wei is fluent in English and Mandarin. She has completed the In-Depth Tax Course of Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
Wei is a frequent conference speaker. Most recently, she was invited to speak at a panel discussion at the STEP Asia Conference.
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Wei is technically very strong and has the invaluable gift of packaging her knowledge and experience into usable advice for the client's benefit within short deadlines.
Wei is very diligent and responsive, and always provides pragmatic advise and seeks to add value to the assignment.
The high quality of her advice, the special care which she feels for each of her clients, the energy with which she works for her clients and the honesty which she displays in her dealings stands out.
Wei is technically very strong and has the invaluable gift of packaging her knowledge and experience into usable advice for the client's benefit within short deadlines.
Wei is very diligent and responsive, and always provides pragmatic advise and seeks to add value to the assignment.
The high quality of her advice, the special care which she feels for each of her clients, the energy with which she works for her clients and the honesty which she displays in her dealings stands out.