Lilian Ip is a Senior Associate in the Tax team, based in DLA Piper's Hong Kong office. Lilian focuses her practice on Hong Kong and cross-border corporate commercial and tax work. Lilian has experience in assisting local and international clients in structuring their business operations in a legally compliant and tax-efficient manner. This involves cross-border legal and tax planning, as well as structure implementation and helping multinational clients to establish a local presence in Asia.
Professional QualificationsSolicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong
EXPERIENCE
Advising a Nasdaq-listed global provider of instruments, systems, subsystems and process control solutions on its cross-border tax restructuring for its APAC business expansion.
Advising an affiliate of a leading European real estate developer which provides investment immigration services on its cross-border tax structuring and transfer pricing policies regarding its existing business operation and potential expansion to Dubai.
Advising a leading fintech company providing online payment processing solutions and systems on its intra-group tax restructuring involving the “redomiciliation” of a Hong Kong company by way of a business transfer to a new US company, followed by a member’s voluntary liquidation of the Hong Kong company.
Advising an ultra-high net worth individual based in Hong Kong on his personal wealth planning, including tax planning, restructuring of companies under the trust, the migration of trust from Hong Kong to Singapore and ongoing management and operation of the trust.
Advising a leading provider of device insurance, warranty and support services for cell phones, consumer electronics and home appliances on its intra-group tax restructuring involving various share transfers, distributions, contributions and amalgamations.
Advising a reputable global home and office furniture company on its intra-group restructuring involving share transfers, distributions and an vertical amalgamation to achieve tax efficiency.
Advising a leading personal care, health and beauty products manufacturer in the United States on profits tax offshore claim in Hong Kong and on its pre-sale restructuring involving share transfers, business transfer, distributions and contributions in order to achieve tax efficiency.
Advising a Fortune 500 science and technology conglomerate on the structuring and implementation of its corporate restructuring project.
Advising multinational corporations in structuring and optimizing their operations in Asia from legal and tax perspective.
Advising multinational clients on issues in relation to tax, stamp duty, share/asset transfer, investment, acquisitions, reorganizations, trade and commercial practices in Hong Kong.