Wendy Wong Mei Yoke (Mrs)
Senior Partner, Wong Alliance LLP
Director, Wong Alliance Law Office (TL) Lda
Advocate & Solicitor
Singapore
Notary Public
An Experienced Practitioner in
Banking, Corporate Finance, and Estate Planning
Wendy started her career as a legal officer in a foreign bank in 1979. In the last four decades as a practising solicitor, she has accumulated a wealth of experience, giving her a bird’s eye view of legal issues and enabling her to provide holistic advice and effective solutions to and for her clients. Wendy is a qualified trust practitioner (TEP) being a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners. She sits on the board of the Singapore chapter of an international charity and on the board of a local charity with Institution of Public Character (IPC) status.
Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practising)
Trust & Estate Practitioner
Commissioner for Oaths
Solicitor, England & Wales (non-practising)
In Wealth, Succession, Trusts and Philanthropy Matters
Wendy is a qualified trust practitioner (TEP) and is a full member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners. She assists and advises:
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professional trustees and trust companies on matters relating to their business including preparation and review of trust deeds and related documents, regulatory requirements and compliance.
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individuals on inter generation wealth transfer and asset protection strategies and family governance including setting up of family trusts, family constitutions or deeds of family arrangement, single family office structures and support, tax exemption applications under the Singapore Income Tax Act and assisting in their implementation .
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charities on establishment, governance, regulatory requirements and compliance.
In Financing, Corporate and Commercial Law Matters
Wendy advises and assists:
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Lenders and borrowers (institutional as we; individual) on various financing arrangements including loan syndication, note issuance facility, project and mortgage financing.
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Banks and financial institutions in the preparation of their standard loan and security documents.
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Entrepreneurs whose businesses are start-ups or operating companies or entrepreneurs working to list their shares on exchanges. She actively supports clients in their pre-Initial Public Offer (‘IPO’) restructuring actions and post-IPO corporate governance matters.
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Corporate clients on contractual matters pertaining to their businesses including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring of their business entities and agreements among shareholders interse.
In Regulatory Compliance Matters
Wendy's team handles corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance work for Singapore subsidiaries or group companies of companies listed in Exchanges of other countries such as the New York Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange of India, the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ and the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
In Real Estate Matters
Wendy's experience spans retail conveyancing to advising developers in the purchase and development of land, including structuring the loans for land and construction costs. She is a pioneer in the privatisation of Housing and Urban Development Company (HUDC) estates in Singapore.