Basic Profile
Education Background
2019-2020 | University of Southern California | Law | LL.M.
2011-2015 | Southwest University of Political Science and Law | Law | LL.B.
Working Experience
2026-Present | Hylands Law Firm | Partner
2022-2026 | Han Kun Law Offices | Associate
2020-2022 | Merits & Tree Law Offices | Associate
2015-2019 | A leading private fund manager | Head of Legal and Compliance
Professional Qualifications
PRC Lawyer License
Fund Practitioner Qualification (AMAC)
Securities Practitioner Qualification (SAC)
Professional Background
Zeen Chen's practice focuses on family dispute resolution, private wealth management and family succession planning. He advises entrepreneurs, controlling shareholders and senior executives of listed companies, members of family businesses, artists and high-net-worth families, with particular strength in complex matters where marriage and inheritance disputes intersect with corporate equity, control of businesses, onshore and offshore assets, trust arrangements and capital markets.
In dispute resolution, Zeen has led a number of cross-border and Hong Kong-related divorce cases involving controlling shareholders, major shareholders and senior executives of listed companies, handling cross-border jurisdiction, parallel proceedings, division of listed-company shares, confirmation of equity incentive rights and tracing of concealed assets.
In private wealth and succession, Zeen advises on prenuptial and marital property planning, wills and testamentary trusts, designated guardianship, co-parenting arrangements for children born out of wedlock, family constitutions and family trusts. As lead counsel on estate administrator teams for the estates of a renowned entrepreneur and a renowned artist, he led settlements among heirs, complex real estate inheritance, succession of intellectual property and artworks, outbound remittance of inherited funds, and compliance operation of family trusts.
Zeen contributed to the Beijing Lawyers Association's Practice Guidelines for Lawyers Handling Marriage and Family Legal Matters.
Social Activities
Honors and Awards
Representative Cases
- Dispute Resolution
- Compliance and Regulation
- Wealth Management and Succession
- Represented the chairman and major shareholder of an A-share and Hong Kong-listed digital services group in a Hong Kong-related divorce involving parallel proceedings, leading cross-border litigation strategy, securing Mainland court jurisdiction and handling the division of listed-company shares.
- Represented the chairman and major shareholder of a listed pharmaceutical company in a foreign-related divorce involving parallel proceedings, handling onshore and offshore proceedings, identification of marital property and protection of listed-company equity interests.
- Represented a senior executive of a Hong Kong-listed logistics technology company in a cross-jurisdictional divorce with a foreign spouse, leading the disposal and division of Hong Kong-listed shares valued at over USD 20 million and cash deposits of tens of millions of HKD.
- Represented a senior executive of a listed education group in a divorce involving executive compensation, equity incentives, family asset arrangements and division of property.
- Represented the founder of a well-known fintech company in an equity dispute arising from divorce, leading equity confirmation, asset recovery and litigation strategy at the intersection of family and corporate law.
- Represented clients in a series of cross-border inheritance disputes, designing the litigation strategy and handling derivative claims relating to an offshore testamentary trust and cross-border nominee investment arrangements.
- Represented the founders of a well-known quantitative fund and a private equity fund in divorce matters, addressing fund and investment interests, division of property and protection of family wealth.
- Represented founders and senior executives in multiple divorce cases across mobility services, high-end interior design, social e-commerce, restaurant chains and convenience store chains, involving equity, investment interests, real estate and business control.
- Represented a family heir in a control and inheritance dispute concerning a large Beijing real estate and property management family business, including a corporate resolution dispute and a dispute over the decedent's debts; the client's position was adopted by the court and a favorable settlement was reached.
- Represented foreign nationals and residents of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in cross-border contentious and non-contentious inheritance matters, including complex real estate title transfers and outbound remittance of inherited funds.
- Advised a major shareholder of a long-term rental apartment platform on the restructuring of an offshore trust and SAFE Circular 37 registration, leading the trust restructuring, foreign exchange compliance analysis and cross-border wealth holding arrangements.
- Advised on a series of family trust projects of Zhongrong International Trust, handling due diligence, contribution of debt and non-standard assets into family trusts, trust compliance review and drafting of transaction documents.
- Advised Zheshang Jinhui Trust (Zhejin Trust) on a series of family trust projects, covering trust structure design, beneficiary arrangements and compliance review.
- Served as regular counsel to Westlake Education Foundation and advised on the establishment of a charitable trust, leading compliance review of charitable donations, the charitable trust and public welfare projects, including a donation supporting a university research team studying ALS.
- Issued specialized compliance legal opinions on the family trust business of Standard Chartered Bank.
- Issued ongoing compliance legal opinions on the operation of onshore family trusts in the estate administration of a renowned entrepreneur.
- Designed corporate governance solutions under trust shareholding structures for several industry-leading companies and their controlling persons, and drafted related confirmation letters and memoranda.
- Advised a well-known maternal and infant products company on an asset acquisition, covering transaction structure, scope of assets, transaction documents and related compliance issues.
- Served as regular counsel to a number of companies and high-net-worth individuals, reviewing and drafting commercial contracts for import and export trade, digital marketing, advertising and e-commerce operations, as well as internal compliance documents such as employment policies and data compliance policies.
- Advised corporate clients on investment, financing and M&A transactions, handling legal due diligence, drafting of transaction documents and negotiations.
- As part of the estate administrator team, led the estate administration of a renowned entrepreneur, handling negotiation and drafting of the settlement agreement among heirs and the compliance operation of onshore family trusts.
- As part of the estate administrator team, handled the estate administration of a renowned artist, leading the succession of intellectual property, artworks and complex real estate, and the approval of outbound remittance of substantial inherited funds.
- Advised the founder of a well-known internet platform on wealth planning, including marital property arrangements, family asset protection and succession.
- Advised the founding family of a well-known consumer brand group on wealth planning, including family asset arrangements, protection of corporate interests and intergenerational succession.
- Advised the founding family of a well-known real estate group on wealth and residency planning, including onshore and offshore asset allocation and succession.
- Advised the founder of a well-known film company on wealth management and corporate control planning, including shareholding structure, governance, succession and risk ring-fencing.
- Advised the founder of a well-known media company on marital and property planning, including marital property arrangements, family asset protection and stability of corporate interests.
- Advised the founding family of a well-known investment firm on wealth planning, including family asset protection, investment interests and succession.
- Advised a senior executive of a clean energy group on divorce and wealth management, including marital property risks and protection of corporate interests.
- Advised dozens of high-net-worth individuals in China and abroad on wealth planning, including prenuptial and marital property planning, drafting and witnessing of wills, and voluntary guardianship.




