Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

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Wei Kang

Wei Kang

Wei Kang has extensive experience advising high-net-worth individuals and families on complex trust and estate structures, tax and compliance matters, and multi-jurisdictional succession planning.Wei advises high net worth individuals and families on a broad range of private wealth matters, including the structuring and implementation of family trusts and foundations, family governance, pre-immigration planning, philanthropic structuring, establishment of family offices, corporate restructuring, wills and estate planning, and family business succession.She also advises institutional trustees on operational issues relating to asset protection structures and fiduciary risks. Her work often involves multi-jurisdictional considerations, and she is valued for her clear, practical approach to succession planning.Wei is recognised as a leading practitioner in private wealth, with rankings in Private Wealth Law in China by Chambers High Net Worth 2025. She is also listed as a “Recommended Lawyer” for Private Client in Hong Kong by Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026, and has received the Thought Leadership award in 2025 and the Women in Wealth Management – Non-Banking Sector award in 2026 at the WealthBriefing Asia Greater China Awards.Wei is admitted to practise in Hong Kong and British Columbia (Canada) and is fluent in English and Mandarin. She previously practised at a leading Canadian law firm in Vancouver before relocating to Hong Kong in 2019, and was also seconded to the legal department of a global bank, advising both its private wealth business and trust company.She has completed the In-Depth Tax Course of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada, and is a member of STEP and a Registered Trust and Estate Practitioner.
Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee advises prominent Asian families, family offices, entrepreneurs, UHNW individuals and institutional trustees on complex cross‑border private wealth, tax and trust matters.Kevin Lee is Head of Private Client in Asia, with a particular focus on the structuring, preservation and succession of wealth with a particular focus on complex, cross‑border private client matters. His experience spans the PRC, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US, Canada and the UK, and his practice covers cross‑border tax and trust structuring, succession planning, asset preservation and family governance, enabling him to advise on multi‑jurisdictional issues at the intersection of private wealth and commercial interests.His client base includes prominent Asian families, family offices and institutional trustees, who rely on his advice on family governance and long‑term succession planning. He also advises founders of listed companies on trust structuring in connection with IPOs, ensuring compliance with relevant tax, securities and regulatory requirements.In addition to his private client practice, Kevin has significant transactional experience. He has acted as lead counsel on major mergers and acquisitions, including the acquisition of an English Football League club, reflecting his ability to advise on high‑value and strategically complex matters.Kevin is consistently ranked Band 1 by Chambers High Net Worth and recognised as a Leading Partner by The Legal 500 for Private Client work in Hong Kong. He is also recognised in Spears’s 2024 Tax & Trust Indices for high‑net‑worth individuals and listed in Law.com’s Private Client Global Elite Directory. In 2023, Kevin was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the WealthBriefingAsia Greater China Awards.Kevin is admitted to practise in Hong Kong, Canada, and England & Wales. He speaks fluent English and also communicates effectively in Mandarin and Cantonese. Kevin divides his time between Hong Kong and Singapore.