Family Affairs,Wealth Protection and Succession
In the fields of family law and wealth protection and succession, JC Master’s legal team boasts extensive, well-rounded experience and a broad, forward‑looking perspective. Its members possess a solid foundation in legal theory and scholarship, with a strong focus on the practical aspects of cross‑border and international wealth protection and succession. They combine deep local expertise with global best practices, aiming to provide Chinese entrepreneurs and high‑net‑worth families with one‑stop, multidisciplinary, cross‑regional legal and tax services. At the same time, they empower private banks, wealth management offices, and family offices with specialized legal and tax expertise, helping them deliver comprehensive, end‑to‑end services to high‑net‑worth individuals.
The legal services provided by JC Master in the areas of family law and wealth protection and succession include:
We provide domestic and international family trust services, including the structuring of onshore or offshore trusts, drafting of trust agreements, restructuring of trust frameworks, and refinement of trust provisions—while ensuring compliance with domestic and cross-border listing requirements and foreign exchange regulations, as well as optimizing tax outcomes. We also handle necessary actions such as termination, relocation, and trustee changes, covering complex FGT/GRAT/IDGT trusts involving U.S.-based individuals.
We provide global tax residency planning and asset structuring advisory services. From the perspectives of wealth protection and succession, as well as tax burden management, we assist high-net-worth clients in selecting and establishing their tax residency status, conducting pre‑immigration and relocation asset and tax planning, designing global asset allocation frameworks, and ensuring compliance with tax reporting requirements across jurisdictions—including complex tax regimes such as those in the United States and Canada.
Assist in the negotiation and dispute resolution of complex matrimonial and estate‑related matters involving high‑net‑worth clients, both domestically and internationally. Handle cases involving the division and succession of shares in listed companies, as well as cross‑border matrimonial or inheritance issues, and provide wealth protection and succession planning, including the drafting of documents such as cohabitation agreements, prenuptial agreements, marital property agreements, and wills.
Provided legal advice on corporate domestic and overseas listings, as well as on acquisitions and mergers; served as a family law expert witness in foreign court proceedings.
Assist in establishing and structuring family offices, optimize family investment frameworks, provide legal and tax advice on family investments, help draft family charters, implement family governance, and oversee the planning and compliance management of family philanthropic initiatives.