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Chloe Leung

Chloe's practice is focused on private client and general corporate matters. She regularly advises high net worth clients and trust companies on trusts, tax and succession planning, asset protection, probate and estate administration, corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions. To supplement her experience, Chloe was seconded to a major Swiss bank where she assisted in their integration of a substantial client base following a merger and provided general advisory services in their Wealth and Tax Planning department.

Chloe is a Trusts and Estate Practitioner with STEP (The Society of Trusts and Estate Practitioner). Chloe serves as an executive committee member and secretary of STEP and is also a committee member of STEP's China Development Sub-Committee and Wills and Estate Sub-Committee in Hong Kong. Chloe was awarded distinction in the Diploma in International Trust Management organized by STEP.

Representative Matters

  • Advising a family office of a private real estate developer with global assets of over USD5 billion on trusts, tax, estate planning, mergers and acquisitions, loan financing and disclosure and compliance issues

  • Acted for an independent trustee in defending two trusts and their global assets of over USD200 million from attack by the settlor's creditors pursuant to Mareva Injunction Orders and Disclosure Orders granted by Hong Kong and Singapore courts

  • Advised a group of 18 PRC founders and executives on the settlement of pre-IPO trusts and addressed issues relating to PRC tax laws, pre-listing structuring, employee stock option scheme and disclosure and compliance matters. The company was successfully listed on a major US exchange

  • Advised the controlling shareholders holding over 60% of a Hong Kong listed company on their shareholding restructuring and settlement of offshore trusts, addressing Hong Kong securities regulatory issues, Hong Kong stamp duty issues and PRC tax issues arising therefrom

  • Advised on the acquisition of a hotel worth USD250 million in Canada and the settlement of a trust structure to address confidentiality, succession planning and tax concerns relating thereto

  • Advised a Hong Kong private real estate developer on the restructuring of various trusts with over USD1 billion in assets and real estate and successfully obtained Hong Kong stamp duty exemption

  • Advising on the formation of Hong Kong charities and related governance matters and obtaining tax exemption status for charities under section 88 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance

Honors and Awards

Recognized as Band 1 lawyer in Private Wealth Law (International Firms) by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide in 2025

Awarded Silver in "Woman of the Year- Professional Services" by Citywealth Powerwomen Awards in 2025

Awarded Gold in "Lawyer of the Year- Partner" by Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in 2024

Awarded Gold in "Career Initiative" by Citywealth Powerwomen Awards in 2024

Recognized as "Asia 40 Under 40" by Asian Legal Business in 2024

Recognized as Asia's top 15 female lawyers by Asian Legal Business in 2023

Recognized as Asia's top 11 female lawyers by LexisNexis' Women to Watch in 2023

Awarded Gold in "Woman of the Year- Rising Star" and "Woman of the Year- Future Leaders- Partner" by Citywealth Powerwomen Awards in 2023

Awarded "Outstanding Individual of the Year" by Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in 2023

Awarded "Wealth Management Lawyer of the Year" in Women in Business Law Awards Asia 2023

Recognized as "Next Generation Partner" in Private Client and Family since 2023, "Rising Star" in 2022 and "Recommended Lawyer" since 2020 by Legal 500 Asia Pacific Guide

Recognized as one of the top global private client lawyers by Private Client Global Elite since 2023

Recognized as one of the 20 rising stars in international law firms by China Business Law Journal in 2023

Recognized as "NextGen Top 40 Under 40" by Citywealth in 2023

Awarded "Wealth Management Rising Star under 40" by WealthBriefingAsia Greater China Awards in 2022 and 2023

Awarded "Inspirational Individual of the Year" by Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in 2022

Recognized as Greater China's top 40 legal practitioners by LexisNexis' 40 Under 40 in 2022

Recognized as a leading lawyer in Private Wealth Law (International Firms) by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide) in 5 consecutive years from 2020 to 2024

Recognized as a leading practitioner by Citywealth Leaders List since 2021

Related

  • Bar Admissions/Professional Qualifications

    Hong Kong (Solicitor)

  • Education

    LL.M. in Chinese Law, Tsinghua University
    LL.B., University of Bristol

  • Professional Experience

    Non-equity partner and associate, Zhong Lun Law Firm

  • Languages

    Chinese
    English