Kevin Lee > Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP > Dubai, United Arab Emirates > Lawyer Profile
Stephenson Harwood Middle East LLP Offices
LEVEL 13
BURJ DAMAN BUILDING
DIFC, P.O. BOX 482017
United Arab Emirates
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Kevin Lee
Work Department
Private Wealth
Position
Partner
Career
Kevin is the head of private wealth (Greater China). He has been consistently ranked in top band by Chambers HNW and Legal 500 for Private Client lawyers in Hong Kong. He is one of the leading private wealth, tax and trust practitioners in Asia Pacific. Kevin also advises on family businesses, and has represented corporate clients on commercial transactions and establishing operations in Hong Kong.
Qualified in Hong Kong and Canada, Kevin advises clients in respect of both jurisdictions. Kevin acts as counsel for major corporations headquartered in Hong Kong, China, the USA, Canada, Japan and other jurisdictions. He advises on the registration, corporate tax, intellectual property, employment and immigration aspects of doing business in Hong Kong as well as on cross-border transitions. Kevin also represents numerous high net worth clients from around the world on diverse matters including succession planning, family trust, tax advisory and compliance, wills and estate, asset preservation, family business succession and governance, private equity investments and philanthropy.
Aside from representing trust settlors and beneficiaries, Kevin also advises trust companies on Hong Kong registration, licensing and regulatory compliance issues.
Kevin is also recognised by leading publications for his private wealth achievements, including winning the “Lifetime Achievement” for the WealthBriefingAsia Greater China Awards 2020 and “Pan Asia Leading Individual – Advisor” for the WealthBriefing Asia Awards 2021. He has also been named the “Private Client Lawyer of the Year” by Asia Legal Awards 2021 and consistently listed as a member of the Private Client Global Elite by Legal Week.
Kevin co-authored the Hong Kong Q&A chapter for the 2019 edition of the Practical Law Private Client Global Guide.
Kevin is fluent in English, and also communicates well in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Languages
English, Mandarin and Cantonese
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
(Leading partners)Stephenson Harwood is noted for its strong focus on private wealth work. The group is well-placed to advise on trusts, estates, philanthropy-related matters, and multi-jurisdictional tax issues, often utilising its vast expertise in UK and Canadian Law. Kevin Lee leads the team with his deep knowledge of succession and trust issues, areas in which Wei Kang is also an expert, in addition to family trust, tax, and compliance work. Ross Davidson stands out due to his ability to provide cross-border estate planning advice as well as advice on UK law. Tze-wei Ng is a key name to note for matters concerning charities, social innovation and ESG.