Areas of practice
Ms. Daisy Duan specializes in PRC tax compliance, tax dispute resolution and wealth management.
Daisy has more than 20 years' experience in the tax field, mainly providing tax advice for MNCs, domestic/foreign enterprises and individuals. Specifically, her service scope includes tax consultation and planning for non-resident enterprises, tax planning for cross-border investments, M&A and restructuring projects, establishment and dismantling of red-chip structures, privatization projects, wealth management of high net worth individuals, equity incentive, asset securitization, and turnover tax, as well as tax due diligence and tax dispute resolution. Daisy has rich experience in assisting enterprises in coping with tax inspection, transfer pricing investigation, anti-tax avoidance investigation as well as tax administrative review/litigation and has successfully represented clients to accomplish a number of highly challenging tax dispute cases. Daisy's clients cover diversified fields including but not limited to medicine, finance, culture and entertainment, real estate, Internet, energy and manufacturing.
Daisy has published a number of professional articles in respect of transfer pricing, tax dispute resolution as well as M&A/restructuring and cross-border tax issues, some of which were published by international publishing houses.
In 2024, Daisy has been named as one of the "Leading Individuals" in the field of Tax by Legal 500 and repeatedly awarded as one of the "Leading Lawyers" in the field of Tax by Chambers Asia Pacific Guide and Chambers Greater China Region Guide from 2019 to 2024. Daisy has been repeatedly awarded as one of the "Highly Recommended Lawyers" in the field of Private Wealth Management by Legal 500 from 2022 to 2024.
Work experience
Prior to joining King & Wood in 2009, Daisy worked as a Senior Consultant for a Big 4 Accounting Firm from 2003 to 2008, then worked as a consultant for the Beijing Representative Office of a well-known German Law Firm.
Daisy graduated from Nankai University in 2000 where she majored in English for Foreign Trade. In 2003, she acquired a Master Degree in Law from Nankai University. Daisy is a PRC Certified Tax Agent and is licensed to practice law in the PRC.
Daisy's working languages are English and Mandarin.
