Chris Devonshire-Ellis

Chris Devonshire-Ellis is the founder of Dezan Shira & Associates, Asia’s largest independent business advisors and tax consultants, advising multinational businesses on matters of foreign direct investment into China, Hong Kong, India and Vietnam. Established in 1992 and now in its seventeenth year, the practice has nine offices in China, five in India, and two in Vietnam. The firm services over 2,000 retained multinational clients from over 90 countries in these countries and is a member of the Leading Edge Alliance of global accountants and auditors. The alliance obtained a combined global annual turnover in excess of US$2 billion in 2008. Prior to establishing Dezan Shira & Associates, Chris worked for Asia Law & Practice,  and the international law firm Mossack Fonseca based in both Hong Kong and Singapore. He has worked full time in Asia since 1986.

He also founded the Asia Briefing publishing house in 1999 with its well received China Briefing magazines and books concerning matters of China business law and tax. Chris edited and co-edited several best-selling books about business in China, including regional guides to Beijing and Shanghai, in addition to various technical guides concerning corporate establishment, foreign direct investment, business law and tax in China.

He also founded the India Briefing brand, which now publishes a business magazine concerning Indian foreign investment law and tax matters, and Vietnam Briefing concerning foreign direct investment into Vietnam.

Chris can also be read on the Emerging Asia business blog 2point6billion.com as well as more relaxed travel and cultural pieces he contributes to China Expat. His personal blog can be found at www.chrisdevonshire-ellis.com.

He stepped down from his position as managing partner of the China Practice in 2007 and now heads the firm’s India practice, based in our offices in Mumbai. He is responsible for the development of the practice across India. He continues to visit China on a regular basis.

In his free time he has also published an adventure travel guide to Mongolia, and is currently working on an historic account of explorers to Tibet from the 13th to the 19th centuries. He is a member of the Royal Overseas League, The Institute of Directors, the Capital Club in Beijing, and an associate member of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club in Mumbai. He also part of the Business Advisory Council for the Greater Tumen Initiative, a United Nations Development Program-supported initiative that is concentrates on the social, economic, infrastructural and political development between Northeast China, Eastern Russia, Mongolia, North Korea and South Korea.   

Contact Chris at chris.devonshire@dezshira.com

 

Chris Devonshire-Ellis: In the Press