Mishcon de Reya has set up a wholly owned subsidiary of its private advisory business in Singapore.

MDR Mayfair – previously called Mayfair Private – will be led by Simon Michaels, an international wealth planning practitioner in Singapore and a 2010 eprivateclient Top 35 Under 35.

Like its counterparts in London and Dubai, it will offer private advisory services to high net worth families in the region. The business has been renamed to bring it into line with the other MDR Group companies MDR Cyber, MDR Brand Management and MDR Discover.

MDR Mayfair Singapore will offer private advisory services to high net worth families based in South East Asia.

MDR Mayfair Singapore's team is led by Simon Michaels. Mr Michaels was previously a partner at Withers Worldwide and is a dual qualified English barrister and solicitor who has been based in Singapore for over ten years. He had previously worked at fellow international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner before joing Withers in 2012.

Mr Michaels advises on all issues of family governance, succession and estate planning, often with a particular focus on effective and complex cross-border structuring.

Kevin Gold, executive chair of Mishcon de Reya said: "It is an exciting time for our business and we are delighted to have Simon on board as we launch our Singapore subsidiary. His long and impressive experience advising families in South East Asia will be invaluable as we look to further develop our business in the region."

The international expansion of MDR Mayfair into Singapore has been driven by client demand and follows the launches in London in 2014 and Dubai in 2017.