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Withers Offices
30/F United Centre
95 Queensway
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Billy Ko
Work Department
Family
Position
Partner
Career
Billy advises on all aspects of family law including, but not limited to, divorce and separation, nuptial agreements, children custody, and complex financial disputes with substantial assets. He also focuses on cases involving complex asset holding structures and trusts, and advises wives, husbands and unmarried partners as well as other relevant parties, such as the grandparents on Wardship cases. Billy has advised clients who have international interests and has worked on a number of cases involving cross-jurisdictional issues.
Billy has contributed to a number of articles on family law for legal publications, such as The Hong Kong Lawyer and STEP Journal, and has conducted seminars focusing on family law. He is also a qualified collaborative practitioner and is a member of the Hong Kong Family Law Association.
Languages
English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Memberships
Hong Kong Family Law Association
Law Society of Hong Kong
Education
University of Toronto, BA
University of Westminster, Graduate Diploma in Law
University of Hong Kong, PCL
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
Withers‘ practice is split into two sub-practices; a private client and tax team, and a family and matrimonial team, which routinely act for high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices. The group displays extensive estate planning, private client, and tax expertise. Katie Graves co-heads the team alongside Jocelyn Tsao. Alex Chung specialises in cross-border probate matters as well as major trust deed matters. On the family law side, Billy Ko is noted for his longstanding expertise in divorce and separation, marriage agreements, and child custody matters.