Shane Weir

Co-founder - Weir & Associates
sfw@fidcogroup.com
Canada
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Shane F. Weir is a commercial-oriented Solicitor and Registered Investment Advisor. He is a co-founder of Weir & Associates, a successful law firm with offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai. He is serving and has served as a Director of Listed Public Companies and also has taken up advisory and directorship roles for numerous business, finance and professional services firms, both local and international.

After establishing Weir & Associates, Mr. Weir was engaged as a legal advisor to Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg (formerly Phillips & Vineberg), an original international Canadian-based law firm. As the second in command of the firm’s Hong Kong office, Shane led the establishment of operations in Hong Kong and China for many of Canada’s largest corporations in diverse areas, including aircraft, high speed rail, liquor and beverages, minerals and petroleum.

In addition to his Hong Kong and UK qualifications, Shane Weir has been a qualified Canadian lawyer for more than 45 years. During this time, he has advised and worked for many international clients, who have required international estate planning. He is particularly conversant with the implications of Canadian taxation in these respects and how this affects international estate planning utilizing Hong Kong tax structuring and in particular Hong Kong’s unique Pension Regime.

In addition to his legal career, Shane is accomplished in the business and finance sector. Some of his notable achievements include Director/Advisor to one of the largest decorative solar lighting supplier to North America – the GX Group, Advisor to Hexagon Group Limited –Hong Kong, a premiere corporate services provider; Advisor to Hong Kong Visa Services Limited, a corporation specializing in worldwide migration in and out of Hong Kong. Moreover, Shane is the Director of FIDCO, an international firm specializing in insurance, fiduciary, trust services and consulting. He is a Director and Responsible Officer to Asia Pacific Group (Asia Pacific Investment Advisors Limited), regulated by both the SFC and Insurance Authority (Speed Insurance Group).

Shane started his career in Canada as Senior Associate with Rees, Newsham & Weir, Barristers & Solicitors – Canada in 1977 where he was recruited by two Canadian Q.C.s, David Newsham Q.C. and Hal Rees Q.C., to establish a leading law firm in Western Canada. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with two degrees, holding a Bachelor of Arts in the dual majors of Political Science and Philosophy, and also a Bachelor of Law. He moved to Hong Kong in 1985 and in 1989, he was certified by the Securities of Future Commission Hong Kong as an Investment Advisor – Responsible Officer. He was also deemed a Fit and Proper Person by the SFC in 1993. He has held various post including the Disciplinary Committee of The Law Society of Hong Kong, and Chairman of the Land Appeals Tribunal (Buildings).

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