Partner
Languages spoken
Chinese (Cantonese) | Chinese (Mandarin, also known as Putonghua) | English
James S. Tsang’s practice focuses on US and regional tax planning, including tax, trust, estate and wealth planning for international private clients, as well as US inbound/outbound investments. His experience also includes international business with an emphasis on China.
James provides US income and estate tax planning for high-net-worth individuals and family groups. His representations include handling personal tax and estate planning for trusts and holding companies, minimizing US estate and inheritance taxes, avoiding US probate proceedings and revising existing structures in accordance with US laws relating to offshore trusts. He is experienced in international and US estate planning to reduce estate, inheritance and other succession taxes worldwide, including the application of estate tax treaties, as well as the establishment and operation of international charitable foundations.
James has presented numerous speeches and training sessions to international trustee companies regarding the use of foreign trusts to minimize US income, estate and generation skipping taxes.
Lexology Index: Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR 2025: Thought Leaders: Private Client
WWL Thought Leaders: Private Client 2023
Listed in Chambers HNW 2019-2022 (Band 1)
WWL Thought Leaders: Global Elite 2021 and 2022
Recommended as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2016-2022 for Tax and Trusts, Hong Kong
Listed in Who’s Who Legal: Private Client 2016-2019
Recommended in Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2017 in Tax and Trusts, Hong Kong
Exclusive winner of the Private Client category (Hong Kong) by Client Choice Awards 2017
Listed in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2012 for trusts and estates
Recognized for private client matters in the PLC Which lawyer? Yearbook 2009