Deacons, Hong Kong’s longest established and largest independent law firm, has promoted Tana Chan from the Private Clients & Property practice group to the firm’s partnership, effective from January 1, 2024.
Tana specialises in private clients practice including wealth, later-life and succession planning, wills, probate and estate administration. She has extensive experience in advising both private and corporate clients in a broad range of legal issues relating to wills, probate and inheritance of wealth, and providing comprehensive legal services to individuals to ensure smooth transfer of family wealth.
Tana’s expertise lies in will preparation, handling local and foreign grant applications, administration and distribution of estates with multi-jurisdictional elements, and advising on enduring powers of attorney, advance directives, will trusts and succession matters in Hong Kong. Tana also speaks on succession-related topics in seminars for clients and wealth management industry.
Admitted as a Greater Bay Area Lawyer in 2023, Tana often assists clients from Mainland China with cross-border succession matters in Hong Kong. She is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.
This appointment brings the total number of Partners at Deacons to 56. This announcement further cements the firm’s position as Hong Kong’s largest leading law firm.
