Private Wealth Law
Singapore
4 years ranked
Provided by Stephenson Harwood LLP
Suzanne is a top-tier private wealth lawyer with 12+ years' experience in Singapore.
As a highly ranked international private wealth lawyer specialising in succession and estate planning with UK tax expertise, Suzanne places clients at the heart of all she does, ensuring their needs and goals guide every decision and strategy.
For individuals and families, Suzanne provides guidance in crafting wills, trust structures, family offices and family constitutions, ensuring their estate plans align with their values and future aspirations. Suzanne supports institutional clients by offering strategic advice on legal and business risks; navigating complex issues, including potentially litigious trust matters, regulatory challenges, and UK tax intricacies. By working together with her clients, Suzanne tailors' solutions to arrive at outcomes aligned with her clients' ambitions and objectives.
Suzanne provides clients with commercial, practical, and jargon-free advice, ensuring clarity and confidence in their decision making. She guides clients through the process of setting up a trust, from trustee selection, to choosing private banks and external asset managers, offering support and expertise at each step. For Suzanne, fit matters, and she is committed to nurturing long-term relationships as a trusted legal advisor, ensuring clients feel fully supported and comfortable in navigating increasingly complex legal landscapes.
Suzanne is ranked as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500 and listed in the top 100 lawyers in Singapore by Asia Business Law Journal.
Provided by Chambers
Suzanne Johnston of Stephenson Harwood specialises in international wealth planning work and has a particular focus on UK/Asia cross-border matters.
Provided by Chambers
We found Suzanne very responsive and committed. She is always available and gets the job done. She also went out of her way to follow up with us so that the docs were all signed and completed. She has a project mindset and takes full responsibility to get the work done, including coordinating with other service providers. We were very happy with her.
Suzanne is very accessible and easy to work with. We find her extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
Suzanne Johnston puts advice in a way that can be understood. There's a really strong level of trust between her clients and herself. She's good at what she does and she has a lot of integrity and sincerity.
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