Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow has a background in advising ultra-high-net worth, high-net-worth individuals and families on business, estate, and succession planning. It has earned a reputation for its expertise in launching family offices in Singapore along with the establishment of vehicles and trusts to hold substantial assets. Its wide ranging expertise covers trust law, tax planning, business and general succession planning, family governance, among other areas. It has extensive expertise in the tax and trust aspects in planning for trust structures that hold family assets. Dawn Quek heads the private wealth team in Singapore, specialising in tax planning, the creation of family offices along with onshore and offshore trust structures.

Drew & Napier LLC has developed a major focus on private wealth over the last few years, building on its extensive tax and disputes expertise to advise a range of clients on wealth planning, preservation, and succession through family trusts, family offices, and other structures. It represents clients from around Asia Pacific and beyond. Ong Sim Ho is an experienced tax specialist with a long track record in the private wealth area, including the launch of family offices and the acquisition of substantial assets. Randolph Khoo heads the private client disputes group, often representing ultra high net-worth individuals in high-value family law and trusts disputes. Seah Ching Ling is further noted for trusts, estate planning, family offices and immigration. Hoon Shu Mei is also a key figure in private client disputes.

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP is a pioneering force in the creation of Singapore family offices and it continues to use its established reputation in the private wealth field to advise clients on family office launches, business succession planning and high net-worth individual relocations to Singapore. The firm has strong standing in private client and family law work, including divorces that involve assets in multiple jurisdictions and the establishment of trusts. Vikna Rajah heads the tax and trusts department and leads the private client department; he has an established record in private wealth, succession planning and tax structuring, and is a leading name in the establishment of family offices in Singapore. Kee Lay Lian heads the family law team.

Withers KhattarWong LLP is a global titan in private wealth and family law, with the growth of the Singapore office providing a further boost to its worldwide reputation. As part of the firm’s local and international standing, it represents some of the wealthiest individuals and families in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific and around the world. The practice centres on estate planning, immigration, and the resolution of family and inheritance disputes. Using its eminent expertise in tax, the Singapore office has an impressive background in launching family offices in Singapore, making investments through trusts and establishing other related vehicles. Stacy Choong is a prominent figure in estate planning, including wills, trusts, family governance and shareholders’ agreements, along with establishing family offices and private trust companies. US qualified tax lawyer Connie Yik Kong also provides further expertise in succession planning, including cross-border estate and trust planning, and estate administration, while Hon Yong Sheng is also rated for estate planning and wealth protection. Ivan Cheong heads the divorce and family team in Singapore.

WongPartnership LLP has one of the largest private wealth and private client teams in Singapore with eight partners, following the promotion of Vincent Ho to the partnership in 2024. The firm covers the full lifecycle of private wealth and private client matters, from structuring, applications to disputes. It acts for a range of high net-worth individuals, family offices, financial institutions and trust companies. It has achieved further growth in philanthropic structures, family office governance and disputes over trust structures. Sim Bock Eng is head of the private client disputes practice and a partner in the private wealth team, covering both front-end and disputes matters. David Chee is a prominent figure in private wealth and succession planning, including philanthropic structures. Aw Wen Ni and Alvin Lim are further noted for private wealth disputes, along with some front end structuring. The core team also works closely with colleagues in the tax department.

Allen & Gledhill LLP brings scale and dedicated expertise to the private wealth and family law segment. The firm is noted for its ‘good teamwork, coordination and leadership‘, and has a strong emphasis on succession planning, targeting clients from around Southeast Asia, China and beyond. It is a growing force in assisting clients with the regulatory landscape and in dealing with disputes arising out of investments and the broadening scope of family office activities. Head of the private wealth practice, Lim Pek Bur has extensive experience in tax and wealth planning for ultra high net-worth individuals and family offices, including tax and stamp duty structuring, along with managing investments and disputes. Bernice Loo is highly rated for family law matters, including prenuptial agreements and divorce issues. Commercial litigator Aaron Lee provides additional contentious expertise in the private wealth and family sphere. Goh Eng Cher has left the firm.

Dentons Rodyk has immense private wealth and family law experience within its ranks, founded on its disputes, tax and trusts expertise. It has an established record in trusts and estates disputes, along with the establishment of family offices and general succession and estate planning matters in Singapore. The firm advises ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families across Southeast Asia and the broader Asia Pacific region. Edmund Leow SC is hugely experienced in tax and wealth management, leading the tax practice and co-heads trust, estates and wealth preservation/family office practice along side Kia Meng Loh.

Harry Elias Partnership has a large family and divorce team in Singapore with an established record in the family courts, covering contested divorces, custody disputes, asset tracing, division of matrimonial assets and maintenance issues. Foo Siew Fong co-heads the team and is a recognised force in family and divorce matters. Frequently representing high net-worth individuals in divorce proceedings, she and the team are also noted for pre-nuptial agreements and the creation of trust structures.

Tan Rajah & Cheah has a fine reputation for family law disputes, including divorces, custody and guardianship issues, along with wills and probate cases. Imran Khwaja has over 35 years’ experience in dispute resolution, including high-value and headline family law disputes. He is supported by younger partner Sudhershen Hariram, ‘an exceptional family lawyer with remarkably high EQ‘ who is highly rated by clients.

TSMP Law Corporation has a prestigious standing in dispute resolution and this is further evident in its roles in trusts and estates disputes, along with family law matters. The team features a number of standout professionals, including illustrious litigator Thio Shen Yi SC, who is frequently engaged as counsel in trusts disputes. Kelvin Koh provides further senior expertise in private wealth and trusts cases, acting for high-net-worth individuals and families in the region, and those redomiciling in Singapore.