Ling Yi Quek

Ling Yi Quek is a Partner at Dentons Rodyk, practicing in the Corporate group and the Trust, Estates & Wealth Preservation/Family Office practice, specializing in Estate Planning. She advises high‑net‑worth individuals, trustees, and single and multi‑family offices on tax matters, trust and estate planning, family business and succession planning, and heads the Non‑Profit / Philanthropy practice.

Ling Yi has extensive experience on investments and cross‑border transactions, advising clients on regulations, investment structures, commercial dispute resolution, infrastructure projects, M&A, and direct investment transactions, with a particular focus on emerging markets such as Myanmar. She has advised on the setup of family office structures and application of tax incentives under the Income Tax Act, assisted with the setup of foundations and registration of charities, and advised on wealth preservation and succession planning including wills, trust deeds, and letters of wishes. Notable matters include acting for an individual in successfully establishing a constructive trust at trial and obtaining beneficial shares in a property (Cheong Woon Weng v Cheong Kok Leong [2016] SGHC 263) and resisting an appeal on grounds of illegality (Cheong Kok Leong v Cheong Woon Weng [2017] SGCA 47). She has also advised Delivery Hero SE on investments into the region, BASF SE on the sale of a subsidiary in Myanmar, and numerous PRC state‑owned entities on infrastructure projects in the region.

Ling Yi holds an LL.B (Hons) from the University of Nottingham (2012) and a Master in Science (Asset and Wealth Management) from Nanyang Technological University (2023). She was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2014.

Ling Yi has been recognised as a Leading Individual in Chambers High Net Worth for Family Office and Funds Structuring (2026) and in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific for Foreign Desk: Myanmar (2024‑2026). She was awarded the Wealth Management Institute Chairman's Award for Individual Excellence (2023) and listed on Asian Legal Business' 40 under 40 list. Clients describe her as "professional," "deeply knowledgeable," "pragmatic and forward‑looking," and note her "exceptional grasp" of legal and regulatory considerations affecting high‑net‑worth families.