Praised as a ‘leading firm in Singapore for private wealth and tax planning matters’, Withers KhattarWong LLP is noted for its expertise in handling domestic and cross-border tax matters spanning real estate funds, commercial investments, renewable energy, logistics, infrastructure, residential and retail property, with additional experience advising high-net-worth individuals on matters concerning wealth management issues. Practice leader Eric Roose is well-versed in mandates concerning the tax aspects of cross-border M&A and investments, while Yeoh Lian Chuan is commended as ’a brilliant mind and has a keen ability to provide creative solutions for particularly sticky situations’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The Withers team provides detailed and well-thought responses.’

  • ‘Yeoh Lian Chuan is a brilliant mind and has a keen ability to provide creative solutions for particularly sticky situations.’

  • ‘Withers is a leading firm in Singapore for private wealth and tax planning matters. We had retained Withers to help us establish a presence in Singapore and received tremendous help from them in structuring and obtaining regulatory approvals. Their advice was immensely helpful.’

  • ‘Leon Kwong Wing and Charles Kwek's knowledge and expertise was extremely helpful.'

Key clients

  • PAG Real Estate Property Fund III
  • PAG Renewables Fund
  • FLOW Digital Infrastructure
  • Nuveen Alternative Living Fund

Work highlights

  • Acting as lead tax counsel for PAG Real Estate Property Fund III, a $2.8bn APAC real estate fund, investing in commercial, logistics, infrastructure, residential and retail property in the APAC region.
  • Acting as lead tax counsel for FLOW Digital Infrastructure.
  • Acting as the lead tax counsel for the PAG Renewables Fund.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eric Roose

Other key lawyers

Yeoh Lian Chuan, Leon Kwong Wing, Charles Kwek