Jocelyn Tsao > Withers > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Withers Offices
30/F United Centre
95 Queensway
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Jocelyn Tsao
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
Jocelyn advises on all aspects of matrimonial law including divorce, prenuptial agreements, child care and custody and financial disputes. She advises husbands, wives, and unmarried partners. She is an experienced advocate and has also cross examined witnesses in open court.
As well as handling her own case load, Jocelyn has been involved with some of the most high profile cases to come before the courts in Hong Kong as part of a team involving high net worth individuals with diverse and complex issues. This exposure to large cases has given her experience in dealing with prenuptial agreements, trusts, corporate structures and injunctions, and co-ordinating with other solicitors overseas and experts, as well as leading counsel in Hong Kong and London.
Jocelyn has considerable experience in divorce cases with trusts involved as well as complex cross-jurisdictional divorces.
Her cases have recently been concerned with issues of jurisdiction, financial discovery and dealing with the preliminary issue of beneficial ownership. She has been involved with a number of child relocation cases and cases dealing with children’s custody, care and control.
Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Memberships
Hong Kong Family Law Association
Law Society of Hong Kong
Education
University of Hong Kong, LL.B
University of Hong Kong, PCLL
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
(Next Generation Partners)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.