Michael Ma
Partner
Dentons
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Michael Ma is a partner of the Dentons Beijing (Shanghai) Law Office, where he is a leader in the Family Law and Wealth Management practice. Mr. Ma is also a member of the Securities Commission of the Shanghai Bar Association, a former member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, and a consultant for the Family Development Research Center of Fudan University. With a focus on family disputes and non-litigation legal services covering wealth protection and inheritance, Mr. Ma has a strong track record successfully serving ultra-high-net-worth clients. Mr. Ma is well-versed in both domestic judicial rules and foreign overseas legal practices. His close co-operation with lawyers overseas has garnered much experience in providing legal services for divorces and inheritances of internationally-minded high net-worth individuals (HNWIs), with notable consideration to the needs of entrepreneurs and their families. Successfully representing clients in family disputes involving matters of billions to tens of billions of RMB, including but not limited to the acquisition of overseas shell companies by domestic listed companies, trading in shell resources by domestic listed companies, accurate valuation of equity transfers, confirmation of the shareholder qualifications of anonymous shareholders, entrepreneurs suspected of bigamy and tax evasion, complex political and business relations, and the conflicts of private international law, have all earned Mr. Ma a high degree of recognition from his clients.
In the field of private wealth management，Mr. Ma’s commitment to high net-worth Family Wealth Protection and Heritage has established long-term cooperation from private banks, insurance companies, trust companies and other financial institutions throughout China. Through years of a focused practice dealing with complex cases, Mr. Ma knows full well the potential risks that HNWIs face in the due course of their personal lives and the accompanying importance for these individuals to plan their wealth maintenance ahead of time. Recognized for this knowledge, Mr. Ma has been asked to organize wealth management consultations for the China Merchants Bank’s (CMB) private banking division, Sunshine Insurance Group, and other financial institutions. Focusing not only on designing a financially safe and efficient global wealth allocation plan for his HNWIs, Mr. Ma also aims to ensure an enduring family career and strong family culture.
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Commentary on Implementation of new Individual Income Tax Law Regulation in China The UK does still have one significant disadvantage namely the 20% withholding tax imposed by UK domestic law on “yearly interest” that arises in the UK is paid to persons whose “usual place of abode” is outside the UK..
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