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Practice areas

We are one of the leading practices in Singapore in the area of private wealth and trusts, and routinely advise high net worth individuals, financial institutions and professional trustees on a full range of matters, particularly in the following areas:

• Integrated tax, trusts and estate wealth planning and structuring
• Drafting and administration of various types of trusts
• Establishment of structures for family governance and asset holding
• Wills and probate
• Advising on, structuring and documenting investments into various kinds of assets including structured products
• Philanthropy and charitable giving
• Immigration
• Real estate
• Family law

Private Wealth & Trusts

We have advised high net worth individuals and families, in Singapore and further afield, on the establishment of family trusts, family offices, charitable trusts and foundations.

We’ve also helped European, South American and Asian clients in establishing family or asset protection trusts in and outside Singapore.

We have advised European private banks and trust companies on setting up their private wealth management operations and trust company businesses in Singapore.

We also routinely advise and assist our foreign high net worth individuals and families in applying for Singapore permanent residency status under various schemes available in Singapore.

Charities, Foundations, Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs) and Professional / Trade Associations

We have significant experience acting for local and international charities, foundations, non-profit organizations (NPOs) and professional/trade associations.

Our work in this area spans the full range of legal services, including:

• Helping with the establishment of charitable trusts, societies and companies limited by guarantee in Singapore
• Helping international trade and professional associations establish their office in Singapore
• Helping charities to obtain registered charity status, both under the regular local charities regime and the International Charitable Organisation Scheme
•  Helping NPOs to obtain tax-exempt status under the Not-for-Profit Organisation Scheme administered by the Economic Development Board
• Providing advice to charities and NPOs on tax-efficient structuring, tax incentives, compliance and / or fund-raising
• Helping charities during corporate governance reviews of locally-registered charities conducted by the Commissioner of Charities