David is the founder, head and director of David Chong Law Corporation. He was formerly a lecturer at the National University of Singapore.

As one of the first lawyers in Singapore to be admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), David has extensive experience and expertise in the areas of trust laws, international corporate and commercial law and international finance.

David speaks regularly at international conferences and seminars in areas of trust law, regulatory matters, estate planning and international finance. David was engaged by the Labuan Financial Services Authority (formerly known as Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority) to draft the Labuan securities industry legislation.

David is founder and owner of the Portcullis group of companies, which is the largest Asian-owned independent group of trust, fund and family office service provider. He is also the current President of the Singapore Trustees Association (STA). He served as the Founding President of Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP) Singapore Branch and was the Founding President of the Singapore Fund Administrators Association (SFAA). He is a Fellow of Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford.

David has a Master’s Degree in Law and a Master’s Degree in Business.

Banking
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Corporate Litigation
Corporate Restructuring
International Finance
Joint Ventures
Tax Planning
Trusts and Estate Planning

English
Cantonese

Beng Lay has more than 25 years of legal practice in a myriad of practice areas such as banking, corporate finance, joint ventures, corporate mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and divestments, mutual funds set-up, commercial transactions, trust set-up and related matters.

Besides having significant experience in the sale and acquisition of corporations with interests in China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and numerous offshore jurisdictions, Beng Lay also works with high net-worth clients and their families on estate-planning and succession issues including family governance matters.

She also co-authored the first edition of the “Joint Ventures” title of Singapore Precedents and Forms (Volume B on Joint Ventures and Mergers and Acquisitions) now published by Lexis-Nexis.

Beng Lay has been a member of the Society of Estate and Trust Practitioners (Singapore Branch) (STEP SG) since 2004 and has served on the Executive Committee of STEP SG from 2005 to 2010. She has also been serving on the Executive Committee of the Singapore Trustees Association since 2021.

Banking
Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Debt and Corporate Restructuring
Family Offices and Family Governance
Joint Ventures
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mutual Funds
Trust and Estate Planning

English
Mandarin

Whee Tin obtained her LL.B (Hons) in England in 1984, was admitted to the Bar in England & Wales in 1986 and in Singapore in 1998. Whee Tin had previously worked as a Court Clerk at a Magistrates Court, Middlesex, England for 7 years before practising law in Singapore.

She currently handles mainly compliance matters for trust companies and corporate service providers in different jurisdictions. She has considerable experience in corporate and commercial matters, drafting wills and powers of attorney, probate matters, corporate secretarial services, joint venture agreements, loan agreements and employment agreements.

Commercial Law
Corporate Law
Immigration
Joint Ventures
Trusts and Estate Planning
Wills and Probate

English
Mandarin
Hokkien
Cantonese
Malay

Felicia graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (2nd Upper Honours) in 2016. She was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2017.

She has experience in a wide range of legal work including company re-domiciliation into Singapore, drafting of company constitutions, debt to equity conversion, drafting of family constitution, estate planning, probate, and immigration law.

Civil Litigation
Corporate Law
Family Governance
Immigration
Trusts and Estate Planning
Wills and Probate

English
Mandarin

Gilbert read law at the National University of Singapore with the ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship. He was called to the Singapore bar in 2020. He has represented clients and has had advocacy experience before the Singapore courts (at both the Supreme and State Courts levels). Gilbert’s current main areas of practice cover corporate and commercial advisory and private client matters.

Civil Litigation
Corporate Law
Family Governance
Immigration
Trusts and Estate Planning
Wills and Probate

English
Malay