UBS In-House Lawyer Joins Law Firm Stephenson Harwood

The international tax and wealth planning specialist is strengthening its international private wealth capabilities with a new partner at its Singapore office.

Stephenson Harwood has announced the addition of Suzanne Johnston as a partner, who joins from UBS, where she has been an in-house wealth planning lawyer since 2019.

Johnston brings in-depth experience across different practice areas within private wealth, and in multiple jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region, bolstered by having lived and worked in the region for nearly a decade.

Before UBS, she was a senior associate at Withersworldwide for over five years, specializing in private client/international tax planning.

Martin Green, Singapore office managing partner, Stephenson Harwood, noted the growing demand for private wealth expertise in Singapore, which has seen an influx of family offices relocating to the city-state in recent years.

Headquartered in London and with eight offices in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, the firm offers services including succession planning, tax planning, wealth structuring and asset protection and acts for a number of family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and trustees.

In Singapore, Stephenson Harwood practices in a formal law alliance with Singapore law firm Virtus Law, offering clients an integrated service.