Merits & Tree Law Offices represents clients on both non-contentious and dispute resolution cases, particularly those involving domestic and overseas family trusts, family affairs, and private wealth management for cross-border families. The firm’s specialties also include complex family dispute resolution and data compliance in the wealth management area, and its client base spans high-net-worth individuals, trust companies, banks, and insurance companies. Steering the practice are Fangfei Ouyang, Chunjie Zheng, and Kailun Li. Ouyang focuses on family law and private wealth, with a particular emphasis on both traditional and innovative family trusts. Zheng specialises in dispute resolution, offering expertise in marriage and inheritance, equity succession, wealth management, and family business governance. Li complements the team with experience in banking and finance.
Testimonials
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‘Experienced personnel, high quality of non-litigation documents, fast delivery of documents, and rapid feedback on changes in cutting-edge wealth management and family trust policies.’
‘Fangfei Ouyang, Xinghan Wu and Lu Zhou are outstanding partners. Reasons: extremely high response speed, sufficient experience in innovative and complex business fields, and high-quality documents.’
Key clients
- Minmetals International Trust Co., Ltd 五矿国际信托有限公司
- Everbright Xinglong Trust Co., Ltd. 光大兴陇信托有限责任公司
- Kunlun Trust Co., Ltd 昆仑信托有限责任公司
- Beijing International Trust Co., Ltd 北京国际信托有限公司
- SDIC Taikang Trust Co., Ltd. 国投泰康信托有限公司
- CITIC Trust Co., Ltd. 中信信托有限责任公司
- China Industrial International Trust Limited 兴业国际信托有限公司
- Jiangsu International Trust Corporation Limited 江苏省国际信托有限责任公司
- Qingdao CreditEase Family Office Co., Ltd. 青岛宜信家族办公室有限公司
- China Industrial Bank 兴业银行股份有限公司
- China Credit Trust Co., Ltd. 中诚信托有限责任公司
- Shanghai Trust 上海国际信托有限公司
- Taikang Insurance Group 泰康保险集团
- JIC Trust Co., Ltd. 中建投信托有限责任公司
- China Jingu International Trust Co.,Ltd 中国金谷国际信托有限责任公司
Work highlights
- Advised Taikang Insurance Group on the establishment of the business model involving the direct payment of senior care expenses from a life insurance trust.
- Advised China Credit trust Co., Ltd on the establishment of the “Caring for Star-Children” series special needs service trust.
- Advised China Industrial International Trust Limited on the “CIIT -Cang Long (藏珑)” series family service trust product design and app online sale compliance.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Fangfei Ouyang, Chunjie Zheng, Kailun Li