in 2010, where she had been working on a broad range of tax, estate planning and expatriation issues for international families with US connections. She has also advised on IRS Voluntary Disclosure programmes. In her new role, she will be working closely with the Chinese wealth planning team. 

Withers' wealth planning division in Asia consists of 17 lawyers and was recently bolstered by the appointments of Connie Yik Kong, Suzanne Johnston and Karen Lai. In the last 12 months, the firm hired Hong Kong-based consultant Michelle Chow to share her expertise in charity and philanthropy law. This followed the promotions of Philip Munro and Fernando Gandioli as Singapore-based partners.