Biography
Ms. Lai's practice primarily involves a wide range of tax services for international and domestic companies in various industries with respect to their inbound and outbound investment, including acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, and the establishment of distribution, sourcing and services operations, transfer pricing and tax dispute resolution. Ms. Lai is a member of the Firm's tax group.
Representative Legal Matters
- Corporate and individual tax planning, structuring and consulting, including consultation on Enterprise Income Tax and turnover taxes structuring and analysis, tax due diligence review, transfer pricing and tax dispute resolution, local and expatriate employee compensation planning, etc.
- Assistance in establishing and closing down foreign investment enterprises and representative offices in China.
- Assisting multinational clients in China individual income tax analysis, tax planning and tax compliance filing on both compensation and stock option for their expatriate assignees.
Professional Honors
Leading Lawyer (Tax: PRC Law (International Firms), China) – Chambers Asia Pacific (2020, 2019, 2018, 2017)
Best in Tax – Euromoney Asia Women in Business Law Awards (2019)
Tax Controversy Leader in China – International Tax Review, Tax Controversy Leaders Guide (2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014)
Lawyer Star – Acritas, 2018
Admission
New York (2004
Education
Northwestern University School of Law (LL.M. in taxation)(2003)
McMaster University Business School (M.B.A. in Finance)(2000)
Peking University (LL.B.)(1987)
Languages
English
Mandarin