Shanshan Han

Shanshan (“Sophy”) Han

Associate Attorney

Sophy advises clients on sophisticated estate planning, trust administration, and tax strategies, including real property tax planning, lifetime gifting, entity structuring, business succession, and probate. She works closely with individuals, families, and business owners to create customized plans that protect assets, minimize tax exposure, and ensure the seamless transfer of personal and business legacies. Her clients include high-net-worth individuals, closely held business owners, entrepreneurial families, and internationally connected or immigrant families.

Sophy is a California Notary Public and an Enrolled Agent authorized to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. She helps families optimize estate planning and tax strategies, including Bypass and Marital Trusts, basis adjustments, capital gains management, and property reallocations, ensuring tax efficiency during life and beyond. Sophy also advises trustees and beneficiaries on trust administration matters, including trust divisions, disclaimer trust claims, and Deceased Spousal Unused Exclusion (DSUE) elections, guiding clients to maximize available estate tax exemptions.

Before relocating to the United States, Sophy spent over five years in the IPO department of South Korea’s leading investment bank. During her investment banking career, she guided two companies through initial public offerings on the Korea Exchange (KRX), advised them on pre-IPO investments and exit strategies, and assisted Chinese companies with cross-border listings on the Korean exchange. She now draws on this experience to help business owners develop estate and succession plans that protect wealth, ensure smooth ownership transitions, and optimize tax outcomes.

Sophy is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Korean. She earned her Bachelor of Laws degree from Jilin University, one of China’s top-tier law schools, and passed the Chinese Bar Examination in 2011. She holds a Master of Laws degree from Korea University, where she served as a Teaching and Research Assistant, and an LL.M. from the University of Southern California, where she served as a Graduate Assistant and International Student Ambassador.

Sophy approaches every estate and succession plan with legal precision, strategic insight, and cultural awareness, helping clients protect their assets, transition their businesses, and build lasting legacies.