Private Wealth Law - Malaysia
Band 1
What the Team is Known For
Wong & Partners, a member firm of Baker McKenzie International, handles cross-border wealth structuring and estate planning work for ultra-high net worth families in Malaysia and internationally.
Strengths
They have a deep knowledge of trust law, estate planning and regulatory requirements. They understand our product proposition for our clients and can tailor legal documentation to suit our needs.
This team understands the succession, estate planning and governance needs of wealthy families. They are able deal with the practicalities, and not just the theory, of operating these structures.
Notable practitioners
Adeline Wong is an expert in tax and estate planning, and asset structuring. She is adept at handling sophisticated cross-border matters for high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients.
She is very friendly, helpful, always prompt and coherent.
Istee Cheah is a partner in the private wealth practice and is well regarded among trust and wealth management professionals. She is focused on sophisticated succession planning and wealth management structures for ultra-high net worth families.
She is very thoughtful and calm, knows how to help you frame issues and ask for the advice you need. Her advice is easy to understand and her actual product is well drafted.
Istee is approachable, knowledgeable and an incredibly creative lawyer with holistic advice.
She handles herself very well with complex needs and situations of UHNWIs. She has helped us understand that trust planning is very different from fund structuring.
