Alex Chung Email & Phone Number | Alex is a Partner in Withers’ Private Client and Tax Team. He leads the US Private Client and Tax Team in the Hong Kong office. Qualified in Hong Kong and New York, Alex focuses on trusts and estate planning, probate and US taxation. Alex is trilingual and speaks native Cantonese and fluent English and Mandarin. As a trust law and US tax adviser, Alex advises high net worth individuals (including those with US connections) on the establishment and restructuring of their family trusts. He is also experienced in advising individuals in relation to their relinquishment of US citizenship or green card and their pre-US immigration tax planning, as well as US real estate investment structures. He also assists individuals with coming into compliance with their US tax and reporting obligations. In addition, Alex specializes in cross-border probate matters, in particular probate matters involving estates with US connections (such as estates of a US person decedent and estates of a non-US person decedent owning US situated assets). Alex has considerable experience in assisting personal representatives on obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration in Hong Kong, as well as working with foreign counsel in relation to the administration of estates in overseas jurisdictions. Alex also advises personal representatives on the US tax and reporting issues relating to the decedent's estate. Alex has considerable experience in drafting estate plans (often with cross-border elements) for high net worth individuals. Clients often appreciate the insights offered by Alex, as a probate practitioner, into the practical issues which executors might encounter during the estate administration process and what steps a testator could take during his lifetime to smoothen the probate processes (whether in or outside Hong Kong). Alex has received various awards and recognition, including but not limited to: 1) “Hong Kong Rising Stars 2023”, Asian Legal Business. 2) “Global Elite - Lawyer”, Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023. 3) “Top 100 Private Client Lawyers”, Citywealth 2021. 4) “Wealth Management Rising Star Under 40” Award, Sixth Annual Greater China WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2021. 5) Finalist for the “Young Practitioner of the Year (30 or Under)” Award, 15th Annual STEP Private Client Awards 2020. 6) “Lawyer of the Year – IFC – Associate” Silver Award, Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2019. 7) “Future Leaders Top 100: Super Advisors”, Citywealth 2019. Alex is currently a member of the Wills and Estates Sub-committee of STEP Hong Kong Branch.

Alex Chung

Alex is a Partner in Withers’ Private Client and Tax Team. He leads the US Private Client and Tax T...
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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2018-07-01 00:00:00 - 2019-08-01 00:00:00

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Alex Chung is a Alex is a Partner in Withers’ Private Client and Tax Team. He leads the US Private Client and Tax Team in the Hong Kong office. Qualified in Hong Kong and New York, Alex focuses on trusts and estate planning, probate and US taxation. Alex is trilingual and speaks native Cantonese and fluent English and Mandarin. As a trust law and US tax adviser, Alex advises high net worth individuals (including those with US connections) on the establishment and restructuring of their family trusts. He is also experienced in advising individuals in relation to their relinquishment of US citizenship or green card and their pre-US immigration tax planning, as well as US real estate investment structures. He also assists individuals with coming into compliance with their US tax and reporting obligations. In addition, Alex specializes in cross-border probate matters, in particular probate matters involving estates with US connections (such as estates of a US person decedent and estates of a non-US person decedent owning US situated assets). Alex has considerable experience in assisting personal representatives on obtaining grants of probate and letters of administration in Hong Kong, as well as working with foreign counsel in relation to the administration of estates in overseas jurisdictions. Alex also advises personal representatives on the US tax and reporting issues relating to the decedent's estate. Alex has considerable experience in drafting estate plans (often with cross-border elements) for high net worth individuals. Clients often appreciate the insights offered by Alex, as a probate practitioner, into the practical issues which executors might encounter during the estate administration process and what steps a testator could take during his lifetime to smoothen the probate processes (whether in or outside Hong Kong). Alex has received various awards and recognition, including but not limited to: 1) “Hong Kong Rising Stars 2023”, Asian Legal Business. 2) “Global Elite - Lawyer”, Private Client Global Elite Directory 2023. 3) “Top 100 Private Client Lawyers”, Citywealth 2021. 4) “Wealth Management Rising Star Under 40” Award, Sixth Annual Greater China WealthBriefingAsia Awards 2021. 5) Finalist for the “Young Practitioner of the Year (30 or Under)” Award, 15th Annual STEP Private Client Awards 2020. 6) “Lawyer of the Year – IFC – Associate” Silver Award, Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2019. 7) “Future Leaders Top 100: Super Advisors”, Citywealth 2019. Alex is currently a member of the Wills and Estates Sub-committee of STEP Hong Kong Branch.