Mr. Chan is a solicitor qualified in Hong Kong (admitted in 1997) and in England & Wales (admitted in 2002). Mr. Chan was elected as President of the Law Society of Hong Kong in August 2021.
Mr. Chan is a Hong Kong Tax & Trust Lawyer and he also practices general commercial work. Mr. Chan has extensive experience in advising high net-worth clients and corporations in relation to their asset management, trust, succession and tax planning matters. He was an in-house legal adviser of different Family Offices for Hong Kong prominent families.
Mr. Chan holds a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from the University of East London, a Master of Law (LLM) degree from London School of Economics, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Oxford and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard University. Mr. Chan is also a Hong Kong Civil Celebrant, a Hong Kong Chartered Tax Adviser, and a Hong Kong Registered Financial Planner.
Mr. Chan was the founding Chairman of the In-House Lawyers Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong. Mr. Chan also sits on a number of Hong Kong statutory boards and Government Bodies including The Advisory Committee of the Social Welfare Department Special Needs Trust, Board of Review (Inland Revenue) (2011-2019), the Committee on Provision of Space in the Legal Hub, Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants Disciplinary Panel and Social Workers Registration Board Qualification Assessment Panel. In 2012, Mr. Chan was elected as a Member of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (Jinan Committee). As a strong advocate for family philanthropy and charities, Mr. Chan acts as member or honorary legal adviser of a number of NGOs in Hong Kong including as the Senior Consultant of the Hong Kong Policy Research Institute, Steering Committee member of Wisegiving of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and Committee member of the Hong Kong Football Association. He is an External Examiner of the Department of Professional Legal Education of the University of Hong Kong. Mr. Chan served on the International Bar Association Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (2007-2012) and LAWASIA as Country Councilor (2016 – present).
