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Rachel Yao

Rachel TEP is counsel based in Singapore and leads the firm's trusts and private wealth practice in Asia. She is the only native Chinese Mandarin speaking trusts and private wealth lawyer based in Singapore who specialises in offshore law. Rachel has particular experience advising high net worth individuals and ultra-high net worth individuals from the Asia-Pacific region, many of whom are ranked on the Forbes World's Billionaires List and the Hurun China Rich List (which ranks China's wealthiest people with a minimum net worth of 5 billion yuan (US$690m)). Rachel advises these clients on family wealth preservation, global asset allocation and the establishment and restructuring of a wide range of trust structures including private family trusts and employee benefit trusts and philanthropic, and charitable structures and foundations. On a day-to-day basis, Rachel plans and sets up new trust structures, drafts trust documents and related instruments, and offers guidance on the ongoing management and restructuring of complex trusts for her clients. Her clients range from wealthy individuals and families, professional trustees, single family offices and multi-family offices, wealth management companies to private banks. In addition to her specialisation in trusts and private wealth matters, Rachel also has a broad range of experience in corporate and commercial transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment-related general corporate law. She advises international companies from a wide range of industries on their legal matters and business transactions worldwide. · Carey Olsen Singapore LLP

SingaporeTrusts & Private Wealth, Private ClientMandarin, English, Cantonese

About

Rachel TEP is Counsel at Carey Olsen Singapore LLP based in Singapore and leads the firm's Trusts and Private Wealth practice in Asia; she is the only native Mandarin-speaking trusts and private wealth lawyer based in Singapore who specialises in offshore law. She advises high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients from the Asia-Pacific on family wealth preservation, global asset allocation and the establishment, restructuring and ongoing management of trust, philanthropic and related structures, and also advises on cross-border corporate and commercial transactions.

Practice areas

Trusts & Private WealthPrivate ClientCorporate / M&AInvestment FundsTaxationFamily Office

Office

Singapore

Carey Olsen Singapore LLP · Rachel TEP is counsel based in Singapore and leads the firm's trusts and private wealth practice in Asia. She is the only native Chinese Mandarin speaking trusts and private wealth lawyer based in Singapore who specialises in offshore law. Rachel has particular experience advising high net worth individuals and ultra-high net worth individuals from the Asia-Pacific region, many of whom are ranked on the Forbes World's Billionaires List and the Hurun China Rich List (which ranks China's wealthiest people with a minimum net worth of 5 billion yuan (US$690m)). Rachel advises these clients on family wealth preservation, global asset allocation and the establishment and restructuring of a wide range of trust structures including private family trusts and employee benefit trusts and philanthropic, and charitable structures and foundations. On a day-to-day basis, Rachel plans and sets up new trust structures, drafts trust documents and related instruments, and offers guidance on the ongoing management and restructuring of complex trusts for her clients. Her clients range from wealthy individuals and families, professional trustees, single family offices and multi-family offices, wealth management companies to private banks. In addition to her specialisation in trusts and private wealth matters, Rachel also has a broad range of experience in corporate and commercial transactions, including cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, foreign direct investment-related general corporate law. She advises international companies from a wide range of industries on their legal matters and business transactions worldwide.

Singapore

Expertise

Offshore trustsFamily wealth preservationPrivate family trusts & employee benefit trustsPhilanthropy & charitable structuresFamily offices & single/multi-family officesCross-border M&A and joint venturesWealth management & private banking clients

Education

  • LLB, Zhejiang University (China)
  • LLM, University College London
  • Common Professional Examination (CPE), City University London
  • Legal Practice Course (LPC), College of Law, London

Admissions

  • Solicitor, England and Wales
  • Admitted to the Chinese Bar
  • Admitted in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
  • Registered as a Bermuda practitioner

Languages

MandarinEnglishCantonese