Wei is a leading trust, estate and US tax lawyer in Asia. Prior to relocating to Asia in 2014, she practised in New York and Connecticut. Wei assists clients in the creation and administration of wealth planning structures to protect and grow wealth in a tax efficient manner and for succession of wealth in multi-generational families. Her clients include Asian and American business owners, multinational corporations, HNW families and individuals, and family offices.
Wei provides cross-border trust planning and estate planning for HNW clients, multinational corporations and family offices. She frequently provides comprehensive legal advice relating to the governance and other aspects of offshore trusts, onshore trusts, employee benefit trusts, succession planning and wealth holding structures. In addition, a substantial part of her practice involves planning for US legal and tax issues, including trusts for US beneficiaries, trusts created by US tax residents and wealth planning structures with US persons or organisations as fiduciaries. She advises on expatriation from the US, pre-immigration to the US, investment in US real estate and US federal tax and reporting compliance.
Wei is a regular speaker at wealth planning conferences in Asia and provides training to financial institutions on wealth planning and tax related issues.
Wei is named as a leading private wealth practitioner in Chambers’ HNW Guide 2021-2026. She is ranked as a Next Generation Partner for Private Client and Family in Legal 500 Greater China since 2025, following her recognition as a Leading Individual in Tax and Trusts 2020-2024. Additionally, Wei is ranked as a Recommended Lawyer for Singapore: Private Wealth and Family Law by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, 2025-2026, and is listed in the Citywealth Leaders List 2025. She has also been named among ALB Asia’s Top 15 Private Wealth Lawyers 2022 and has received industry awards from WealthBriefingAsia and China Law & Practice.