Katie Graves > Withers > Hong Kong, Hong Kong > Lawyer Profile
Withers Offices
30/F United Centre
95 Queensway
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Katie Graves
Work Department
Private Client and Tax
Position
Partner
Career
She moved from the London office to Hong Kong in 2010. Her practice involves tax, trust and estate planning for wealthy international families.
She has particular expertise in assisting clients with the establishment of private trust company structures and related fiduciary and governance issues. Katie has advised a number of families in relation to the creation and ongoing running of single family offices.
In addition Katie advises UK expatriates and Asian families with UK connections on their personal tax issues and trustees on a range of matters including the consequences of holding UK assets or having UK resident beneficiaries.
Katie is named as a leading individual for private client/wealth management in Chambers HNW 2016-2020, Citywealth’s 2016-2018 IFC Powerwomen Top 200 list and Citywealth’s 2018 and 2019 Leading Private Client Lawyers list. She is recognised by Chambers HNW as an expert in UK tax issues for non-resident clients in the region as well as Asian families with connections to the UK. She “really understands the fabric of the private client market in Hong Kong”.
Languages
English
Memberships
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Education
University of Birmingham, LL.B (Hons) Law
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Private Client and Family
(Leading partners)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.