"Pacific Hawk supports families in maintaining harmony and creating legacies”
A.Cooley
Protecting Love & Wealth Across Generations
Where sophisticated financial stewardship meets family mediation
Based in Hong Kong with global reach, Cooley Family Office provides the rare integration of elite wealth management with specialized family dispute resolution. Founded by Ann Cooley, whose distinguished career includes advising prominent international families such as the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, and Cadburys, we bring over 30 years of proven expertise to today's complex family wealth challenges.
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About Cooley Family Office
Cooley Family Office specializes in the delicate intersection of family dynamics and significant assets. When conflicts arise over succession, inheritance, or business decisions, families need guidance that preserves both their wealth and their unity. Through collaborative resolution, we protect what families value most—their relationships and their legacy.

Our approach differs fundamentally from conventional methods. Rather than treating family conflicts as purely legal matters, we integrate sophisticated dispute resolution with comprehensive family stewardship. Our clients choose us because their most sensitive challenges are resolved privately, constructively, and without litigation.
What distinguishes our practice:
Proven Global Heritage
Decades of experience in guiding elite families through their most sensitive challenges, with deep experience across Hong Kong, Greater China, Europe, and North America.
Cultural Intelligence
Fluency in Cantonese, Mandarin, andEnglish, with a nuanced understanding of cross-cultural family dynamics that characterize today's global families.
Unique Dual Expertise
The rare combination of institutional wealth management capabilities with specialized family mediation and collaborative dispute resolution—integrated under one roof.
Discreet Resolution
Our collaborative approach ensures family disputes remain private while preserving relationships and protecting legacies for future generations.
Solutions
Collaborative Dispute Resolution (CDR)
Our signature Collaborative Dispute Resolution (CDR) process assembles a carefully selected team of specialists—family lawyers, financial neutrals, counselors, and certified mediators—to resolve family conflicts privately and constructively. Unlike traditional litigation, families retain complete control over the process, timeline, and outcomes.

Each party works with their own dedicated lawyer while sharing a jointly appointed financial expert who provides objective analysis. A family counselor focuses on preserving relationships and supporting children through transitions, while a trained facilitator coordinates all meetings to maintain productive dialogue.

We apply CDR to the full spectrum of family challenges: succession planning, family business disputes, divorce, inheritance disputes, and estate matters. This collaborative framework addresses not only the immediate conflict but preserves family traditions, values, and relationships for future generations.

As director of the Hong Kong Collaborative Practice Group, Ann Cooley has been instrumental in advancing CDR throughout Asia. This leadership role reflects our commitment to keeping families out of court through innovative, relationship-preserving solutions.

Key advantages: 
  • Families make final decisions without court intervention
  • Complete control over process, timing, and confidentiality
  • Shared financial expertise ensures objective analysis
  • Focus on long-term relationship preservation
Family Mediation & Conflict Resolution
Our mediation services specifically address sensitive family disputes including divorce, family business conflicts, probate, and inheritance matters. Through structured dialogue facilitated by neutral mediators, we help families find common ground and mutually acceptable solutions that preserve relationships while resolving conflicts.
Family Business Mediation
Family enterprises face distinct challenges that require specialized guidance. Our Family Business Mediation addresses succession planning, financial disagreements, communication breakdowns, and sibling conflicts through structured, confidential processes that protect both family relationships and business continuity.
Family Wealth Management & Succession Planning
We offer personalized, proactive succession and estate planning. Each family's circumstances are unique; our customized solutions integrate strategic financial planning, tailored trusts, and careful management of cross-border assets. This approach ensures seamless generational transitions, preserving your family's wealth and harmony far into the future.
Pre-and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Proactive planning prevents future conflicts. Through thoughtful mediation, we help couples craft transparent, mutually beneficial agreements that clarify asset distribution, inheritance rights, and family obligations, significantly reducing the potential for future disputes.
Leadership
Ann Cooley
CEO Cooley Family Office | Family Mediator (HKIAC) | Collaborative Practitioner (HKCPG) | Founder Pacific Hawk Group | JD, CFP
"I've seen how family disputes can destroy both relationships and legacies. That's why we keep families out of court and focused on what matters most—preserving their bonds alongside their wealth." —
Ann Cooley
Ann Cooley is a dedicated advisor to ultra-high-net-worth families, specializing in navigating the sensitive complexities of wealth management, succession planning, and family disputes. As the CEO of Cooley Family Office and founder of Pacific Hawk Ltd., she has dedicated her life to helping prominent global families, such as the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, and Cadburys preserve family harmony and wealth across generations.

With her unique multidisciplinary background, Ann integrates her expertise as a Certified Financial Planner(CFP®), Juris Doctorate (Faculty of Law, Chinese University of Hong Kong), accredited Family Mediator (HKIAC), and Collaborative Practitioner (HKCPG). Her compassionate, integrity-driven approach emphasizes discreet, non-litigious solutions tailored specifically to each family’s needs and dynamics.

Ann’s deep cross-cultural fluency in Chinese and English, combined with her extensive experience across New York, London, Europe, and Greater China, positions her uniquely to address the global and multi-generational challenges faced by affluent families. Having established Pacific Hawk in Hong Kong in 1997, she was an early advocate for Asia's emergence as a global financial center, building deep expertise in cross-border estate planning and probate matters.

Inspired by the belief that true wealth extends beyond financial assets, Ann’s mission is to empower families to resolve conflicts, strengthen relationships, and build enduring legacies rooted in trust, harmony, and emotional well-being.
Our Values
For Cooley Family Office, our values aren’t just guiding principles. They are the essence of everything we do, shaping how we build enduring relationships with each family.
Integrity Above All
We operate with unwavering transparency, ethical judgment, and complete discretion. Your family's trust is foundational; we honor it through every action, ensuring absolute confidentiality and ethical stewardship.
Empathy & Understanding
True solutions require genuine empathy and deep emotional intelligence. We listen attentively and act with compassion, respecting the sensitive nature of family issues, understanding the nuanced emotions at play, and guiding you toward harmonious resolutions.
Family Harmony & Legacy
Inspired by the ancient proverb, “A harmonious family and society will always prosper,” we are committed to safeguarding your family’s unity and enduring legacy. We believe lasting prosperity depends equally on emotional well-being and financial security.
Innovative, Holistic Approach
We go beyond traditional methods, integrating innovative practices like collaborative mediation and emotional intelligence training into our services. Our holistic solutions uniquely address the emotional, cultural, and financial complexities families face, promoting lasting harmony.
Global & Cross-Cultural Sensitivity
With extensive international experience and fluency in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, we effectively bridge cultural and generational divides. Our global perspective enables us to sensitively navigate cross-cultural family dynamics, building mutual respect, clear communication, and lasting trust.
News
Read our latest thoughts on building stronger, more harmonious families.
Insights
Learn more about family harmony, wealth transitions, and collaborative resolution.
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Private Consultation
All conversations are strictly confidential. Contact us to discuss how we can help preserve your family's harmony and legacy.
Address
Cooley Family Office
2802 Admiralty Centre Tower One
18 Harcourt Road
Hong Kong
Telephone
+852 2528 1460
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