Withers

Private Client

Of Counsel

Mimi has over 30 years' experience advising on global tax, trust and estate planning matters, charities and philanthropy matters, and US and Hong Kong trust and tax matters for individuals, families and financial institutions. She is a Hong Kong and US qualified lawyer and her expertise also covers strategic estate and charitable planning. She is recognised by Chambers HNW 2017 as a standout private client specialist who is "one of the great lawyers in her field" and "an excellent adviser for HNW clients.". Mimi also holds the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma Asia.

Mimi advises Asian families on a wide range of private client matters. She advises Asian clients on the creation of charitable structures and on their ongoing philanthropy. She also advises charities on tax and structuring and governance matters. She works with clients who have US family members, who are investing in the US, moving to the US or expatriating. She also advises in connection with international probate matters where the estate owns US assets and/or has US beneficiaries. She assists clients who have US citizenship or green card status on trust and estate planning strategies.

Mimi is named as a leading individual for private client/wealth management in the Chambers Asia Pacific Directory 2017, Citywealth 2016, 2017 and 2018 IFC Powerwomen Top 200 list and Citywealth 2018 Leading Lawyers list. She has also been recommended as a leading private client lawyer in Who's Who Legal.

American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

STEP Philanthropy Group

Hong Kong Trustees Association

American Bar Association

New York Bar Association

Law Society of Hong Kong

Advisory Council, The School of American Ballet

Hollins College, BA (Hons)

University of Virginia, JD