Richard Grasby
Richard Grasby is a partner in Appleby’s Hong Kong office, leading the Private Client, Trusts and Family Office practice. Richard advises trustees, ultra-high net worth individuals, private trust companies and family offices on the establishment, restructuring and administration of trusts, including special trusts i.e. BVI VISTA, Cayman STAR and Employee Benefit Trusts. He regularly assists in estate administration, succession planning and family governance. Private clients and family offices instruct Richard to advise on the use of corporate vehicles for asset holding and succession planning purposes. Richard is an expert in regulatory law including AML, AEOI, economic substance sanctions and licensing and risk management for trust companies. He also advises on collective investment funds, particularly unit trusts and private label funds. · Appleby
About
Partner in Appleby’s Hong Kong office who leads the Private Client, Trusts and Family Office practice. Advises trustees, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, private trust companies and family offices on establishment, restructuring and administration of trusts (including BVI VISTA, Cayman STAR and employee benefit trusts), estate administration, succession planning, corporate vehicles for asset holding, regulatory/compliance matters (AML, AEOI, economic substance, sanctions, licensing and trust company risk management) and collective investment funds.
Practice areas
Offices
China
Appleby · Richard Grasby is a partner in Appleby’s Hong Kong office, leading the Private Client, Trusts and Family Office practice. Richard advises trustees, ultra-high net worth individuals, private trust companies and family offices on the establishment, restructuring and administration of trusts, including special trusts i.e. BVI VISTA, Cayman STAR and Employee Benefit Trusts. He regularly assists in estate administration, succession planning and family governance. Private clients and family offices instruct Richard to advise on the use of corporate vehicles for asset holding and succession planning purposes. Richard is an expert in regulatory law including AML, AEOI, economic substance sanctions and licensing and risk management for trust companies. He also advises on collective investment funds, particularly unit trusts and private label funds.
China
Hong Kong
Appleby · Richard Grasby is a partner in Appleby’s Hong Kong office, leading the Private Client, Trusts and Family Office practice. Richard advises trustees, ultra-high net worth individuals, private trust companies and family offices on the establishment, restructuring and administration of trusts, including special trusts i.e. BVI VISTA, Cayman STAR and Employee Benefit Trusts. He regularly assists in estate administration, succession planning and family governance. Private clients and family offices instruct Richard to advise on the use of corporate vehicles for asset holding and succession planning purposes. Richard is an expert in regulatory law including AML, AEOI, economic substance sanctions and licensing and risk management for trust companies. He also advises on collective investment funds, particularly unit trusts and private label funds.
Hong Kong
Expertise
Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, York, 1997
- LL.B. (Hons) Law and French, University of Bristol, 1995
- Diploma Université de Poitiers, 1994
- Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist
- Elected Academician, International Academy of Estate and Trust Law
Admissions
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- Solicitor, British Virgin Islands
- Registered Foreign Lawyer, Hong Kong
- Attorney, Cayman Islands