Stephenson Harwood

Registered Foreign Lawyer (England and Wales)

Partner, Stephenson Harwood LLP"

Ross is an experienced lawyer in Stephenson Harwood's Private Wealth team, advising clients across the Asia Pacific region on diverse wealth management issues. He combines technical expertise in international tax, trust law, and estate planning with a sensitivity to family relationships and objectives.

Specialising in assisting internationally mobile families, senior executives, and entrepreneurs, Ross helps them protect their personal and business wealth. He collaborates with professional advisers and service providers, including trustees, banks, and family offices, to address clients’ cross-border needs, encompassing tax planning, succession planning, immigration, property transactions, dispute resolution, and family business governance.

With a background in leading law firms, a Big Four accountancy firm, and an international private bank, Ross leverages his diverse experience to translate complex legal and tax advice into practical solutions, considering various specialisms to better serve his clients.

Ross is a multilingual lawyer (English, Mandarin, and Italian) and often serves as a single point of contact for clients seeking coordinated global advice, especially during relocations or investments abroad.

Based in Hong Kong, he works closely with his global team across mainland China (PRC), Singapore, London, Paris, and Dubai, as well as with leading independent law firms in key markets throughout the Asia Pacific region. He also collaborates with U.S. and European lawyers to manage matters for Asia-based clients with connections to those regions.

Ross has extensive experience in creating and restructuring offshore trusts and other asset holding vehicles, drafting wills, and setting up Private Trust Companies, Single Family Offices, and charities. He also advises on the regulatory regimes affecting private wealth structures, such as the Common Reporting Standard.

Recognised as a leading private wealth lawyer, Ross has been recommended in Private Client Global Elite Directory 2025 by ALM and is a recommended lawyer in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 for Private Client and Family (International Tax and Trust Law) - Hong Kong. Clients commend him as "personable, professional, and dedicated" (Chambers High Net Worth 2024: Private Wealth Law 2024).

Admitted to practise in England and Wales, Ross is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong. He is an associate member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and currently serves as an Executive Committee member of the Hong Kong Trustees' Association.