Ian specialises in real estate work, including acting for developers, investors, landlords and tenants in commercial, industrial and residential developments.
He also has experience in all property related transactions, including advising on acquisitions and dispositions of property (residential, commercial and industrial) in Hong Kong and the mainland China, acting for both listed and private companies in joint developments, acquisitions, sales by way of tender, public auction and private treaty, financing arrangements and leases.
He has advised individuals and families in Hong Kong on a variety of issues ranging from wills and probate to complex trust structures to achieve family succession and estate planning objectives.
Ian has been ranked by Chambers Asia Pacific consecutively from 2009 to 2019 in the real estate sector. He has also been recommended by The Legal 500 consecutively from 2015 to 2019 and the Tax Directors Handbook in 2014 for his private client work. He is a full member of STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners).
Ian has received FFI Certificates in Family Business Advising and Family Wealth Advising and recently contributed to the Private Wealth & Private Client Review.
He has been recognised as a “Leading Individual of Real Estate (International Firms), China” by Chambers Asia from 2009 to 2019.
Team head Ian Devereux has 'vast experience' and impresses clients with his 'in-depth knowledge' and ability to 'identify and mitigate the risks and issues'.
Legal 500 Asia 2019