Shreya Rao

Partner

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Shreya Rao co–heads the firm’s private client practice and is recognised for her experience advising high net worth clients on succession planning, family governance and wills. One international private client lawyer reports: “She is incredibly smart generally, technically very sound – understanding both the complexities of US and Indian trust and tax law – and she approaches issues very creatively.

Chambers & Partners Asia–Pacific (2021)

With over 15 years’ experience, Shreya Rao is co–head of the Firm’s Private Client Practice, and specialises in private client and tax matters. Shreya advises promoter families, HNIs and their institutions on a range of issues including the structuring of inter–generational wealth transfers through trusts and wills, philanthropy, luxury assets and family governance structures. International private client issues are a particular area of expertise, especially in relation to Indian origin clients residing in the US, UK and Singapore. On the tax side, Shreya specialises in tax advisory in relation to M&A, investments and funds as well as non–transactional income tax and international tax advisory.  Shreya holds an LL.M. degree from the Harvard Law School.

DIRECTORSHIPS, MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Certified Trusts & Estates Practitioner (TEP)
  • Academician, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law (TIAETL)

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

RECENT RECOGNITION

2023

2022

2021

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS HNW GUIDE

‘Band 1’ for Private Wealth Law

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

  • Leading Lawyer for Private Client Practice
  • Recommended Lawyer for Tax

Asian Legal Business

Named among ‘Asia’s Top 15 Private Wealth Lawyers’

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Chambers & Partners HNW Guide

Ranked for Private Wealth Law

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

A ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Private Client Law

Legal Era

Named a Leading Lawyer for Tax

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Chambers & Partners HNW Guide

Ranked for Private Wealth Law

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

A ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Private Client Law

RECENT RECOGNITION

CHAMBERS & PARTNERS HNW GUIDE

‘Band 1’ for Private Wealth Law

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

  • Leading Lawyer for Private Client Practice
  • Recommended Lawyer for Tax

Asian Legal Business

Named among ‘Asia’s Top 15 Private Wealth Lawyers’

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Chambers & Partners HNW Guide

Ranked for Private Wealth Law

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

A ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Private Client Law

Legal Era

Named a Leading Lawyer for Tax

Chambers & Partners Asia-Pacific

Ranked for Tax

Chambers & Partners HNW Guide

Ranked for Private Wealth Law

Legal 500 Asia Pacific

A ‘Leading Lawyer’ for Private Client Law