Cedar is a Registered Foreign Lawyer (New York qualified) with a background in US tax consulting, compliance, and legal advisory work at leading international firms.
Cedar's US tax experience spans corporate reorganisations, fund structuring, mergers and acquisitions, tax due diligence, global information reporting, and tax and information returns compliance.
Cedar is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, and has been awarded the Certificate in International Trust Management and Advanced Certificate in Trusts: Law and Practice.
Cedar is qualified in New York, New South Wales, and New Zealand, and is bilingual in Chinese and English.
Key Experience
- Prepared US tax opinions and reports on structuring, reorganisations, treaty analysis, CFC, PFIC, ECI, FDAP, FIRPTA, PIE, and CTB planning.
- Reviewed US tax clauses in PPMs, LPAs, subscription agreements, side letters, and other related legal documents.
- Prepared Private Letter Ruling submissions, including 9100 Relief for retroactive elections.
- FATCA/CRS entity classification, due diligence, and reporting, Qualified Intermediary periodic reviews and advisory.
- US tax due diligence for inbound and outbound transactions, assessing exposures, tax attributes, and compliance risks in cross‑border M&A deals.
Career History
Foreign Registered Lawyer (New York Qualified), Mishcon de Reya LLP
University of Auckland, New Zealand, Master of Laws
University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Bachelor of Laws
Cedar has worked in the US Tax Desks and International Tax Services teams at Big Four accounting and law firms across major Asia financial centres.