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Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

High Net Worth 2026

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Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law (International Firms)

China

8 years ranked

About

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High Net Worth

Practice Areas

Wei is a leading trust, estate and US tax lawyer in Asia. Prior to relocating to Asia in 2014, she practised in New York and Connecticut. Wei assists clients in the creation and administration of wealth planning structures to protect and grow wealth in a tax efficient manner and for succession of wealth in multi-generational families. Her clients include Asian and American business owners, multinational corporations, HNW families and individuals, and family offices.

Wei provides cross-border trust planning and estate planning for HNW clients, multinational corporations and family offices. She frequently provides comprehensive legal advice relating to the governance and other aspects of offshore trusts, onshore trusts, employee benefit trusts, succession planning and wealth holding structures. In addition, a substantial part of her practice involves planning for US legal and tax issues, including trusts for US beneficiaries, trusts created by US tax residents and wealth planning structures with US persons or organisations as fiduciaries. She advises on expatriation from the US, pre-immigration to the US, investment in US real estate and US federal tax and reporting compliance.

Wei is a regular speaker at wealth planning conferences in Asia and provides training to financial institutions on wealth planning and tax related issues.

Career

Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP

Managing Director, Hong Kong office, Withers LLP

Partner, Withers LLP

Boston University School of Laws, JD

Tsinghua University School of Law, LLB

Publications

https://www.mishcon.com/news/the-trump-gold-card-a-new-pathway-to-us-permanent-residency

https://www.mishcon.com/news/migration-and-money-economic-empowerment-through-residency-by-investment-in-hong-kong

https://www.mishcon.com/news/mishcon-de-reya-expands-international-offering-in-abu-dhabi-dubai-and-hong-kong

https://www.mishcon.com/news/podcasts/mishcon-academy-digital-sessions-global-families-taking-control-of-your-reputation

https://www.mishcon.com/news/last-chance-take-advantage-of-increased-unified-tax-credit-before-2026-sunset

Industry Sector Expertise

Represented the co-founders of a leading Internet company in establishing their respective family trust structures, modifying the existing trust structures and providing the corresponding tax advice

Represented the founder of a significant international company with PRC business operations in relation to pre-IPO trust structuring, taking into account US tax and PRC tax considerations

Represented the founder of a renowned venture capital fund in setting up the offshore and US trust structures, and advising on the related taxation matters

Represented a well-known social media platform company in the creation of an employee benefits trust

Represented the founder of a renowned asset management company in establishing a private trust company and a family trust structure

Represented a founder of a leading ecommerce platform on tax and wealth planning prior to US tax residency

Represented a founder of an Internet company in the creation of an offshore trust, the restructuring of a US domestic trust, the creation of a US qualified charitable organisation, in light of various tax and succession issues

Represented the founder of an Internet company in matters related to emigrating from Hong Kong to the US, including pre-immigration trusts, exit strategies in relation to the existing business and investment structures (which involve legal matters in the British Virgin Islands and Hong Kong), residency planning, and solutions that tackle long-standing tax compliance issues

Represented various US clients in Asia in relation to their US tax controversy and compliance matters, from individual HNW clients to global UHNW and large-profile families

Represented the founders of a Hong Kong-listed company in property development, provision of elderly care services and start-up investments, in the design and implementation of a succession plan

Chambers Review

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Chambers High Net Worth

Private Wealth Law (International Firms) - China

Band 2
Individual Editorial
Wei Zhang is especially adept in providing US tax structure advice for Chinese clients. Zhang is also admitted to practice in New York and Connecticut.
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Strengths

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  • Zhang has a strong PRC client base and is very strong technically.

    Private Wealth Law (International Firms)Chambers High Net Worth

  • Wei is familiar with US tax issues, very responsive and turns around work very quickly.

    Private Wealth Law (International Firms)Chambers High Net Worth

  • There aren’t many who can truly handle US planning and trust structures from a cross-border perspective. Wei Zhang has the knowledge and experience. She can offer holistic planning that is really hard to come by.

    Private Wealth Law (International Firms)Chambers High Net Worth

  • Wei Zhang is good at bridging the gap between China and the US.

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China

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