Timothy S. Burns
Registered foreign lawyer
Tim is a partner in the private client and tax team.
He has been a leading US tax and private client lawyer for over 10 years. He acts as a trusted advisor to a number of high net worth individuals, family offices and fund principals with a primary focus on US tax and cross-border issues that may arise. Timothy also assists clients on a broad range of issues including relinquishing US citizenship, pre-US immigration tax planning, family wealth structuring, structuring for inbound US investments, and addressing historic non-US tax compliance issues.
Timothy has been quoted in the media numerous times (including South China Morning Post, Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal) in relation to various US federal tax issues. In addition, Timothy is a regular speaker at many wealth planning conferences in Asia. He is named as a leading individual for private client/wealth management in Chambers HNW 2020-2021. His clients describe him as a lawyer who "gives all the options and researches all the work before [making] any decisions. He gives a lot of attention to detail and makes sure that any actions [his clients do] will have better long-term outcomes". Furthermore, he has won a number of industry awards (ie. Citywealth and WealthBriefingAsia).
执业资格
发表篇章
公开活动
State of Connecticut, 2007
State of New York, 2008
‘Becoming a US Person amid Coronavirus’ - Mondaq / Withers, Apr 2020, co-author
‘FAQs For Founders Or Controlling Shareholders Of Companies Considering A HK IPO’ - Mondaq, Oct 2018; Martindale, 3 Oct 2018, co-author
‘The Countdown Has Begun - Long-Standing US Tax Amnesty Program Ends September 2018’ - Mondaq, Apr 2018; Martindale, 8 May 2018, co-author
‘Global Positioning Service (GPS) Webinar: Your guide to global mobility issues and considerations’, Apr 2022
学历背景
语言
- English