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Yi Lee

T: +65 6622 9562 M: +65 9880 5935 Email Yi | vCard Office: Singapore

Yi Lee Managing associate

Contact details

Yi Lee

Yi Lee
Managing associate

T: +65 6622 9562 M: +65 9880 5935 Email Yi | vCard Office: Singapore

Yi is a managing associate, in our private wealth team based in Singapore, who specialises in trusts and private wealth matters.
  • Profile
  • Services

Her experience includes assisting high-net worth individuals and families in setting up complex trusts, family offices and developing efficient structures for succession planning. Yi also has experience in setting up investment funds, family-owned charities, immigration and relocation advisory, corporate and regulatory compliance as well as advising on international tax regulations.

On an institutional level, Yi works closely with trust companies, international banks, family offices, MNCs, fiduciary service providers in all aspects of trusts, tax, charitable giving, compliance and regulatory advisory.

On an individual level, Yi routinely assist Forbes-listed individuals and Asia’s wealthiest families in their wealth structuring, business and succession planning needs.

Yi has contributed to numerous thought leaderships and conducts regular trainings for private banks and fiduciary service providers, including IFC Review's article on 'Ethical and sustainable wealth growth – Recent developments in Hong Kong and Singapore', Futubull's article on the 'New regulations for family offices in Singapore', and Taiwan Business Weekly's 'Family offices become a safe haven in troubled times' article.

She has been recognised by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific for "her client handling skills", and was listed on the Private Client Global Elite Directory 2022 and 2023 'Rising Leaders' lists.

Yi is fluent in English and Mandarin.

  • Private wealth
  • Private client, trusts and fiduciary services

Advising clients on the establishment of single-family offices and advising on the tax incentives applicable to such structures.

Advising clients on consolidation of charitable trusts, restructuring of family-owned business and set up of various trusts.

Advising on the preparation of complex worldwide wills and jurisdiction specific wills for clients.

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Advising on the establishment of a first-of-its kind, novel trust structure based in Singapore to provide catastrophe disaster relief in the Southeast Asia region.

Structuring succession planning trusts spanning multi-generations including the setting up of private trust companies.

Advising professional trustees and fiduciary service providers on regulatory and compliance matters, international tax regulations such as Common Reporting Standard and risk management.

More: Private client, trusts and fiduciary services

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