Amongst increasing global uncertainty and instability, how should individuals and family businesses structure their wealth, and what preventative steps should they take, to protect themselves against the unknown?

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to an illuminating webinar in collaboration with Withers Hong Kong.

In this online seminar, our guests will learn more about:

• The importance of a personal estate plan to preserve assets and interests in life and also on death – wills, trusts and other legal tools.
• The importance of mitigating risks relating to business assets through proper structuring and contractual arrangements – shareholders’ agreements.
• The importance of avoiding claims against personal and business assets in the event of a divorce, and the impact of foreign marriage contracts – nuptial agreements.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Ugo Privitera, Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Ugo is a senior associate in the private client and tax team of the Hong Kong office and is a dual qualified English Solicitor and Italian lawyer (avvocato).

He mainly advises clients on international succession, tax, trust and estate planning, investment structuring and probate as well as on complex cross-border inheritance matters with common law and civil law angles.

He is an expert in EU Regulations affecting private individuals, such as the Succession Regulation and the Matrimonial Property Regimes Regulations.

Ugo joined the London office of the firm in 2010 and, up to August 2014, worked with the UK Italian Desk on matters with a main Italian angle. As an avvocato, he built significant expertise on investments in the Italian real estate market, tax and succession issues, corporate and commercial deals. He then focussed on private clients and tax matters, and, as a solicitor, has acquired extensive international expertise in that area.

Vanessa Duff (Mitchell), Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Vanessa is a senior associate in the divorce and family team.

Vanessa is qualified in England & Wales and Hong Kong, and she is a native French speaker.

She has over 12 years of experience in advising on all aspects of family law and issues which result from the breakdown of a relationship, including divorce, financial arrangements, and separation. She also advises clients in connection with disputes involving children, including the financial aspects, issues relating to custody, care and control and access, as well as on applications for leave to remove a child from the jurisdiction.

Vanessa has particular expertise in dealing with cases which have an international perspective, with a particular interest in cases having a Hong Kong-European dimension and jurisdictional disputes. She has numerous relationships with foreign lawyers and is able to manage multi-country cases and rapidly source foreign advice where necessary.

She is a specialist in advising on and drafting prenuptial/postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, and separation agreements, both domestic and international. This is an area of practice which requires sensitivity and tact. She also has a good understanding of European marital regimes and marriage contracts.

Winnie Weng, Senior Associate, Withers Hong Kong

Winnie is a senior associate in the corporate team.

She is experienced in a wide range of corporate and commercial matters, including cross-border and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, franchising, licensing and distribution. She aims to provide all-rounded legal services to clients to enhance and safeguard their interests against possible business and structural risks, such as regulatory compliance, corporate governance, exit mechanisms, intellectual property issues and employment matters.

Winnie has advised clients and negotiated with counterparties coming from a broad spectrum of backgrounds ranging from start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises to listed companies and Fortune 500 companies.

Prior to joining Withers, she was the head of the corporate and commercial department of a long-standing local law firm in Hong Kong.

Wondering how to manage cash flow during Covid? The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to join an insightful webinar in collaboration with Velotrade. The webinar aims to provide Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with guidance on how to structure their cash flow plans in response to issues that have arisen as a result of Covid-19. In fact, in order to ensure long-term security for your business, managing cash flow optimally is imperative, especially in periods of crises.

During the webinar, guests will dive into the specifics of Cash Flow Management with Velotrade; a web-based invoice financing and discounting solution that brings together businesses willing to sell their trade receivables to investors ready to advance funds.

The discussion will cover the nature of cash flow, the implications of disrupted cash flow on SMEs and the importance of planning, monitoring and reviewing cash flow forecasts for business survival. We will focus on the different Cash Flow Solutions FinTech firms have devised for SMEs and how they are likely to be affected in the short and long-run. Lastly, we will conclude by touching upon notions of Trade Finance.

Join us for this informative webinar! Hope to see you there!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Mr Vittorio De Angelis, Executive Chairman at Velotrade Management Limited

Vittorio is executive chairman and co-founder of Velotrade, a Hong Kong-based online marketplace that brings together businesses seeking trade finance solutions with investors willing to advance funds.

Vittorio graduated in 1993 from the Bocconi University of Milan in Monetary Economics and moved to Hong Kong in 2008 following his appointment as Head of Equity Derivatives Brokerage at Louis Capital Markets.

Tax treaties and double tax agreements are excellent tools to boost and strengthen bilateral economic relationships and promote cross-border investments. Currently, thousands of tax treaties and arrangements are in force worldwide. China, for example, has signed 104 double taxation agreements and 16 free trade agreements. However, with multi-jurisdiction regulations and differing tax systems, International Taxation can be complex.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is therefore delighted to present to you the following webinar in collaboration with RsA Asia Tax Advisors: China-Italy New Tax Treaty and International Taxation.

In this webinar, RsA Asia Tax Advisors will address main issues in international tax trends with a specific focus on double tax conventions and the new China-Italy tax treaty; signed on 23 March 2019 and currently in the process of ratification.

Join us today for this informative webinar! Hope to see you there!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Lorenzo Riccardi, Managing Partner at RsA Asia Tax Advisors

Lorenzo, Managing Partner at RsA Asia Tax Advisors, teaches taxation at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is a Certified Public Accountant specialised in international taxation and has covered roles in the governance of non-profit organizations and multi-national companies, including the largest Italian groups in luxury, food and mechanical sectors. He has also published extensively on foreign investments in developing and frontier economies.

The Chinese government has been in a virtual frenzy to address many long-standing weaknesses in IP protection in the country. While some of the recent initiatives are a work in progress, others merit close attention by Hong Kong and foreign businesses.

The Italian Chamber of Commerce is pleased to invite you to an informative webinar in collaboration with SIPS. In this webinar, our speaker will provide an update on recent developments in the Protection of Intellectual Property in China, with a particular focus on brand protection, patents, enforcement of rights online, and new best practices that are emerging based on recent changes in the law.

Don’t miss out on this enlightening webinar!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Joe Simone, Founder and Partner at SIPS

Joe Simone is the founder and a partner with SIPS, a firm focused mainly on the protection of IP rights in Greater China, including the PRC, the Hong Kong SAR, and the Taiwan region. Joe has advised companies on the protection of their IP rights in Greater China since the mid-1980s.  He is also a UDRP arbitrator handling domain name disputes under WIPO.  Joe publishes frequently on IP topics in China and contributes regularly to position papers on legislative reforms issued by trade groups and professional associations.