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Chloe Leung

Chloe Leung joined Zhong Lun Law Firm in 2012 and obtained a Hong Kong practice qualification in 2014. She focuses on private clients and corporate law business and often provides legal advice to high-net-worth clients on trust, tax planning, inheritance planning, asset protection, estate management, charity, restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. During her practice, Chloe was seconded to a Swiss bank and provided consulting services in the bank's wealth and tax planning department, accumulating diverse wealth planning experience.

Representative Matters

  • Advising a family office of a private real estate developer with global assets of over USD5 billion on trusts, tax, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, loan financing and disclosure and compliance issues

  • Acted for an independent trustee in defending two trusts and their global assets of over USD200 million from attack by the settlor’s creditors pursuant to Mareva Injunction Orders and Disclosure Orders granted by Hong Kong and Singapore courts

  • Advised a group of 18 PRC founders and executives on the settlement of pre-IPO trusts and addressed issues relating to PRC tax laws, pre-listing structuring, employee stock option scheme and disclosure and compliance matters. The company was successfully listed on a major US exchange

  • Advised the controlling shareholders holding over 60% of a Hong Kong listed company on their shareholding restructuring and settlement of offshore trusts, addressing Hong Kong securities regulatory issues, Hong Kong stamp duty issues and PRC tax issues arising therefrom

  • Advised on the acquisition of a hotel worth USD250 million in Canada and the settlement of a trust structure to address confidentiality, succession planning and tax concerns relating thereto

  • Advised a Hong Kong private real estate developer on the restructuring of various trusts with over USD1 billion in assets and real estate and successfully obtained Hong Kong stamp duty exemption

  • Advising on the formation of Hong Kong charities and related governance matters and obtaining tax exemption status for charities under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance

Honors and Awards

For Individual

Recognized as “Next Generation Partner” in Private Client and Family in 2023, “Rising Star” in Private Client (Tax, Trusts, Wealth Management, Contentious Probate) in 2022 and “Recommended Lawyer” since 2020 by Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide

Recognized as one of Asia’s top 11 female legal practitioners by LexisNexis’ Women to Watch in 2023

Recognized as one of the world’s top private client lawyers by Private Client Global Elite in 2023

Awarded “Inspirational Individual of the Year” by Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in 2022

Awarded “Wealth Management Rising Star under 40” by WealthBriefingAsia Greater China Awards in 2022

Recognized as one of Greater China’s top 40 legal practitioners by LexisNexis’ 40 Under 40 in 2022

Recognized as “Up and Coming” in Private Wealth Law (International Firms) in 2022 and “Associates to Watch” in 2020 and 2021 by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide

Recognized as a leading practitioner by Citywealth Leaders List since 2021

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    Hong Kong Solicitor, 2014

  • Education

    LL.M. in Chinese Law, Tsinghua University
    LL.B., University of Bristol

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm, 2012 - present

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English