Shu Phua
Senior Tax Of Counsel
Shu Phua is a tax attorney who advises funds, large corporations, and emerging businesses on sophisticated U.S. and international tax matters, with particular depth in transaction structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border tax planning. She honed her international-tax practice at Ernst & Young, a Big Four firm; served as in-house international tax counsel at MetLife; and began her career with global law firm Baker & McKenzie in Singapore.
Shu regularly structures complex corporate transactions—mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations, and joint ventures—and advises multinational enterprises on the cross-border tax dimensions of their deals. Clients value her ability to translate technical tax analysis into clear, commercially grounded guidance.
She complements this work with extensive experience as general counsel and fractional general counsel to startups, technology companies, and multinational businesses, advising on governance, M&A, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance. That operator’s perspective lets her deliver advice that is both rigorous and practical. At Benedict Advisors, Shu brings this combined fund, transactional, and cross-border tax capability to the firm’s clients.
Shu’s practice is informed by her background as an NCAA scholarship athlete at Northwestern University and a former member of the Singapore national swim team, bringing a disciplined, team-driven approach to client service.
Shu earned her LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law—widely regarded as the preeminent U.S. graduate tax program.
Education
New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation
University of California, Davis, School of Law, J.D.
Northwestern University, B.A.
Bar Admissions
State of New York
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