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Deacons Offices
5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Tana Chan
Work Department
Private Clients & Property
Position
Partner
Career
Tana specialises in private clients practice including wealth, later-life and succession planning, wills, probate and estate administration. She has extensive experience in advising both private and corporate clients in a broad range of legal issues relating to wills, probate and inheritance of wealth, and providing comprehensive legal services to individuals to ensure smooth transfer of family wealth. Tana’s expertise lies in will preparation, handling local and foreign grant applications, administration and distribution of estates with multi-jurisdictional elements, and advising on enduring powers of attorney, advance directives, will trusts and succession matters in Hong Kong. Tana also speaks on succession-related topics in seminars for clients and wealth management industry.
Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Memberships
- Solicitor, Hong Kong, 2015
- Greater Bay Area Lawyer, 2023
Education
- LLB, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012
- PCLL, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2013
- Passed Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Qualification Examination, 2021
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
The team at Deacons frequently advises prominent high-net-worth individuals and families on a wide scope of areas, such as matrimonial law, family disputes, contentious probate, and tax and trust-related mandates. Sherlynn Chan leads the team and is an expert in family and mental capacity law, regularly handling complex and sensitive matrimonial cases including divorce, separation, cohabitation, and financial claims, as well as children matters. Chan is supported by Cecilia Lau, who brings expertise to family dispute resolution, including cross-border divorce and separation cases. Further key figures include recently promoted partner Tana Chan, who specialises in wealth and succession planning, and senior associate Hazel Wong, who brings experience to matters involving vulnerable clients. Stefano Mariani departed the firm in June 2023 to join Baker McKenzie.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A: independent Hong Kong law firms
- Intellectual property
- Investment funds
- Labour and employment
- Real estate