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30/F United Centre
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HONG KONG
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Anisha Ramanathan
Position
Partner
Career
Anisha is a partner in the divorce and family team.
Anisha is experienced in a wide range of family law matters, both contentious and non-contentious, often with an international element. She advises on all areas of matrimonial law, including relationship breakdown, divorce and separation, financial applications and arrangements for children. Anisha advises on disputes involving the custody, care and control of children, access and child maintenance and attends Children Dispute Resolution hearings. She also advises on financial disputes, some of which involve complex asset holding structures and assists clients with ancillary relief applications relating to interim maintenance, litigation funding and spousal maintenance. She has also handled matters relating to the variation of spousal and child maintenance orders, division of matrimonial assets and financial settlements between the parties which involves family trusts and third parties.
Anisha is an accredited and trained general commercial and family mediator with HKMAAL. She is also a trained collaborative practitioner. Despite being a well-respected and experienced litigator, Anisha is also a strong advocate or and proponent of mediation and regularly attends mediation and settlement meetings with clients in order to assist to resolve outstanding ancillary relief and children’s issues without having to go to Trial. She also has substantial experience in assisting clients to participate in co-parenting sessions and liaising with parenting coordinators to resolve matters relating to children in an amicable manner. Anisha was also involved in and organised the first successful Private Financial Adjudication case in Hong Kong, which resulted in the prompt handing down of an Ancillary Relief Order and saved the couple time and expense of going through a Financial Trial in the Family Court. She provides technically sound and client-focused solutions in the best interest of her clients.
Anisha is recognised as a Rising Star in the Doyle’s Family Guide in 2023 and recently the awarded as the Platinum Winner under the Mental Health Category for the Women Of Wellness Awards by Liv Media.
Anisha is the APAC regional lead of Withers Giving Back Committee and she also spearheads Withers Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee in Hong Kong.
Languages
English
Memberships
Committee Member, Hong Kong Collaborative Practice Group
Committee Member, Hong Kong Family Law Association
Trained and accredited Family Mediator, HKMAAL
Trained and accredited Commercial Mediator, HKMAAL
Trained and accredited Collaborative Practitioner, IACP
Education
City University of Hong Kong, PCLL
University of Durham, LLB (Hons)
University of London, LLM (Specialisation in Family Law)
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
Lauded by a client as ‘the most experienced and well-resourced private client and family team in Hong Kong’, Withers continues to excel in advising high-net-worth individuals, their families, advisers, and family offices. International and cross-border issues, such as complicated financial arrangements or estate planning, form a sweet spot of the firm’s offering. Katie Graves has particular expertise in advising UK expatriates and Asian families with UK connections on their personal tax issues, and co-leads the team alongside Jocelyn Tsao, who is praised as ‘simply the best, whether in terms of legal knowledge, or team and client management’ and has represented clients in some of the most high-profile cases before the courts of Hong Kong. Tsao is a keen advocate for the voices of children throughout the divorce and custody process. Other key names at a partner level include the ‘dynamic and hard-working’ Billy Ko, Alex Chung, who specialises in cross-border probate matters with an emphasis on estates with US connections; as well as Anisha Ramanathan, who is experienced in all areas of matrimonial law with a ‘deep understanding of children’s arrangements’. Trust and succession planning expert Deirdre Fu and experienced litigator Samantha Gershon are also recommended. In team news, Anisha Ramanathan was recently promoted to partnership, while Vanessa Duff joined Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in June 2023 and Tim George left to become the CEO at Loke Family Office.
Lauded by a client as ‘the most experienced and well-resourced private client and family team in Hong Kong’, Withers continues to excel in advising high-net-worth individuals, their families, advisers, and family offices. International and cross-border issues, such as complicated financial arrangements or estate planning, form a sweet spot of the firm’s offering. Katie Graves has particular expertise in advising UK expatriates and Asian families with UK connections on their personal tax issues, and co-leads the team alongside Jocelyn Tsao, who is praised as ‘simply the best, whether in terms of legal knowledge, or team and client management’ and has represented clients in some of the most high-profile cases before the courts of Hong Kong. Tsao is a keen advocate for the voices of children throughout the divorce and custody process. Other key names at a partner level include the ‘dynamic and hard-working’ Billy Ko, Alex Chung, who specialises in cross-border probate matters with an emphasis on estates with US connections; as well as Anisha Ramanathan, who is experienced in all areas of matrimonial law with a ‘deep understanding of children’s arrangements’. Trust and succession planning expert Deirdre Fu and experienced litigator Samantha Gershon are also recommended. In team news, Anisha Ramanathan was recently promoted to partnership, while Vanessa Duff joined Charles Russell Speechlys LLP in June 2023 and Tim George left to become the CEO at Loke Family Office.