Private Wealth Law
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Singapore
Band 1
Contact number
+65 6535 6844About
Provided by Withers LLP
In Singapore, Withers KhattarWong is one of the largest international law firms in the region. We provide the full range of private client legal services from estate planning, immigration, commercial interests to the resolution of family and inheritance disputes, delivered by a team of US, UK, India, Hong Kong, BVI, and Singapore qualified lawyers. Clients benefit from our ability to provide integrated, practical international advice in their time zone. Our quick turnaround time and cutting edge advice is what some of our clients tell us our competitors cannot offer.
What further differentiates us is that we achieve the optimal tax outcomes for clients by structuring both their business and family investments. We advise extensively on the setting up of family offices in Singapore, investments using trusts and other vehicles, deal with tax issues arising from divorce, marriages, and death by avoiding ‘double tax’ on inheritance.
Our core services are Singapore tax, UK tax, US tax, international tax, trusts, wills and probate, and personal and corporate immigration.
We are also one of the few international law firms in Singapore which provides services in both contentious (disputes) and non-contentious matters such as tax disputes, attacks on trusts, claims against executors and administrators, claims against trustees, Inheritance Act claims, negligent will drafting, restructuring of trusts and will and legacy disputes.
Chambers Review
Withers provides high-end private wealth services for high net worth clients. The firm is highly international and regularly works on sophisticated cross-border matters. Its services include complex estate and succession planning and advising on inheritance disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The partners are adept at advising on complex matters because they are multi-skilled and are supported by colleagues across the broad spectrum of needs."
"Stacy Choong and her team are highly knowledgeable, very thorough and detail-oriented. They seek to get to the goal, understanding the complexities of transnational transactions."
"The partners are adept at advising on complex matters because they are multi-skilled and are supported by colleagues across the broad spectrum of needs."
"Stacy Choong and her team are highly knowledgeable, very thorough and detail-oriented. They seek to get to the goal, understanding the complexities of transnational transactions."
Notable Practitioners
Stacy Choong provides advice on tax, trusts, estate and succession planning matters to high net worth and ultra high net worth clients. Her practice has a strong cross-border focus.
"Stacy is able to relate to clients and really get them to open up about their perspectives. She adds something to each case by providing solutions and looking at problems from a human perspective."
"Stacy Choong understands all the facets of private wealth and brings them together to help us solve complex problems. She is an invaluable adviser to us."
Connie Kong is experienced in cross-border estate planning matters between Singapore and the USA. She also advises wealthy clients on international family office cases.
"Connie has a very pragmatic and energetic personality, and clients are very happy with her work. She is good at managing clients' expectations and it is always a pleasure to work with her as well."
Fernando Gandioli is knowledgeable on US estate and tax planning. He also advices his clients on cross-border trust issues.
"I really like him, clients like him too. You will only ever hear good things about him."
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Withers LLP
Singapore