Cynthia Le Poer Trench
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Wealth Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Cynthia Le Poer Trench
Practice Areas
Private Clients and Private Wealth
Wills, Inheritance, Probate and Estate Planning
Corporate Law, Structures (Trusts and Foundations
Mergers & Acquisitions
Property Transactions
Career
1984 to 1987 Sinclair Roche & Temperley, Hong Kong
1986 qualified as Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong
1989 Clyde & Co, Dubai
1990 to 1993 Fox & Gibbons, Dubai
1996 Established Trench & Associates as sole proprietorship
2020 Restructured Trench & Associates into a limited liability company
Professional Memberships
International Bar Association
Interleges
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
British Chamber of Commerce Dubai
Board member of British Community Assistance Fund
Board member of Equestrian Association for People of Determination
Languages Spoken
English is my first language. I speak Cantonese as my home dialect. I speak a bit of French.
Experience
Qualified as a Solicitor in 1986 in Hong Kong.
Licensed to practise since 1989 in Dubai.
Licensed with her own Licence as Legal Consultancy since 1996.
Introduced the concept of registrable Wills to DIFC and registered her own Will as the first Will in DIFC in 2015.
Presently handling over 10 DIFC Probate cases having registered over 800 DIFC Wills.
Handling also Inheritance Cases at the Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah and Abu Dhabi Courts for both Muslim and non-Muslim Clients.
Considered top in her field in formulating Asset Protection structures for Clients, including DIFC, RAK ICC and ADGM Foundations.
Publications
On International Women's Day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rjaPgkcTqw&t=11s
On Wills
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/day-in-the-life-there-is-a-way-when-there-s-a-will-for-dubai-lawyer-1.204898
Property Talk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yykb-dq5JU
Chambers Review
High Net Worth
Cynthia Trench of Trench & Associates advises high net worth clients on private wealth matters. Specialising in UAE law, Trench is known for her expertise on a broad range of legal matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Cynthia has been here in the UAE for a long time and is very good at getting to the root of things, especially for novel or uncertain matters."
"Cynthis is a very seasoned practitioner."
"Cynthia has been here in the UAE for a long time and is very good at getting to the root of things, especially for novel or uncertain matters."
"Cynthis is a very seasoned practitioner."
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Key Sectors
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Family Offices and High Net Worth
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