Yuri Zhang

Associate

  • Hong Kong
Yuri Zhang

Overview

Yuri is an Associate in Loeb Smith’s Hong Kong office. She has over 5-years cross-border legal services experience as an attorney in another jurisdiction where she advised on the formation and launch of investment funds, trusts and finance related matters.  She speaks Mandarin, English and Korean.

Yuri specialises in advising on the formation and launch of investment funds in both Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, and also on M&A, joint venture transactions, series financings, and other corporate involving various Cayman Islands or BVI trusts and company structures. For private clients, she also advises on various Cayman Islands and BVI trusts and foundations companies.

Latest Updates and News

The Cayman Islands Implements Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
INSIGHTS | 16 December 2025

The Cayman Islands Implements Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

The Common Reporting Standard (“CRS”) which was published by The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) is intended to, among other things, improve international tax transparency. The CRS achieves this objective by, among other things, requiring committed jurisdictions to obtain information on offshore accounts held with “Financial…

Granting and Protecting Security Over Shares in a Cayman Islands Exempted Company
INSIGHTS | 03 November 2025

Granting and Protecting Security Over Shares in a Cayman Islands Exempted Company

Cayman Islands exempted companies are widely utilized in structuring cross-border finance transactions. One of the key reasons for this is that the Cayman Islands provides a flexible and well-tested regime for secured financing transactions that is attractive to borrowers and lenders alike. The process for creating security in…

Effectiveness and Role of the Letter of Wishes in Trusts
INSIGHTS | 28 October 2025

Effectiveness and Role of the Letter of Wishes in Trusts

Effectiveness and Role of the Letter of Wishes in Trusts

BVI: Conversion of Incubator Funds and Approved Funds and ongoing requirements
INSIGHTS | 13 October 2025

BVI: Conversion of Incubator Funds and Approved Funds and ongoing requirements

Among the many investment fund structures provided by the Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) under the Securities and Investment Business Act (As Revised) of the BVI, Approved Funds and Incubator Funds have for a number of years been very attractive options for Start-up…

Corporate Rescue in the British Virgin Islands
INSIGHTS | 15 September 2025

Corporate Rescue in the British Virgin Islands

In the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), there are three main ways that a company can restructure or reorganize. These are…

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