Allen & Gledhill LLP fields a deep bench of white-collar prosecution and defense lawyers, who are well-placed to advise local and international financial institutions, conglomerates, and high-profile individuals on the full spectrum of cases and investigations. The firm often features in the region’s landmark fraud, corruption, and investigatory cases, while boasting a strong track record in regulatory and sanctions matters, bolstered by the team’s multi-jurisdictional makeup of numerous past public prosecutors and judicial officers. Together Jason Chan SC, a highly regarded disputes, criminal, and regulatory lawyer, and Aaron Lee, a litigator with a focus on white-collar, compliance, and misconduct, jointly lead the team. Bik Wei Lee brings substantial expertise in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration. May Ling Lee and Vincent Leow, who is praised as ‘an outstanding and commercially savvy lawyer’, are also active members of the team.

Drew & Napier LLC’s workload includes cross-border investigatory matters, covering bribery, fraud, anti-money laundering, whistle-blower complaints and financial services offences and regulations. The ‘highly skilled and collaborative’ practice represents a number of leading financial institutions, listed companies, multinational corporations, boards of directors, and high-profile individuals, frequently advising on defence and prosecution cases. The team is also noted for its work in cross-border FCPA investigations involving US authorities, alongside cases involving dawn raids undertaken by public authorities. Wendell Wong, a highly reputable civil and criminal lawyer with former public prosecution experience, co-heads the team alongside Chia Voon Jiet, a specialist in competition and regulatory investigations. Cavinder Bull is noted for his expertise in sensitive corporate investigations, while Jimmy Yim and Mahesh Rai bring standout experience in disputes. Gary Low advises on criminal defence and investigatory matters, and Adam Maniam is another key contact in the group.

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP continues to advise on a series of headline cases throughout the region and beyond. A comprehensive practice, the team has extensive experience assisting both regional and global clients on cross-jurisdictional criminal, financial, and regulatory matters, with extensive experience in major frauds, extradition, insider trading, and anti-corruption mandates, as well as cyber issues, breach of trust cases and investigations. The team regularly engages in both defence and prosecution cases for multinational corporations, financial institutions, governmental authorities and high-profile individuals across a vast number of sectors. Co-heads Hamidul Haq and Thong Chee Kun have considerable experience as public prosecutors; Haq focuses on disclosure and other corporate matters, as well as money laundering, while Kun is proficient in criminal law, with specialisms in financial and regulatory offences. Josephine Chee is another key contact in the group and handles securities fraud mandates, including market manipulation, insider trading and compliance issues.

WongPartnership LLP’s team excels in corporate and regulatory investigations and compliance matters. As such, the practice regularly undertakes advisory work for government-led investigations, in addition to large internal investigations for private entities including banks, financial institutions and individuals. The team has a wide offering across all aspects of defence counsel and covers cases involving corporate and market misconduct and financial services regulation, as well as a range of data privacy, crypto, anti-bribery, enforcement, and anti-corruption services. The team is notably multidisciplinary and regularly undertakes multi-jurisdictional and cross-border mandates, drawing on relevant expertise though the firm’s wider network. Jenny Tsin is noted for her expertise in employee-related matters, while Joy Tan handles contentious investigations, regulatory issues and disputes. Tan Chee Meng SC, a former CAD prosecutor, is a key player in the firm’s enforcement and investigations cases, while Melanie Ho has experience in global investigations and technology offences,.

Praised as ‘knowledgable and professional’, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is noted for its expertise in arbitrations and criminal and commercial litigation, regularly defending clients in high-stakes mandates and boasting a strong track record in cases concerning corruption, employment misconduct, fraud, stock manipulation, and a range of sophisticated scams. Practice leader Eugene Thuraisingam has considerable experience in handling multinational arbitration, litigation, criminal defence cases and investigations, with demonstrable capability in public interest litigation, criminal law matters and human rights work. Suang Wijaya advises on contentious mandates, including professional disciplinary processes, fraud and recovery, and employment disputes. Chooi Jing Yen brings further experience in litigation, while the additions of Ng Yuan Siang and Hilary Low in August 2022 further strengthens the associates bench.

Withers KhattarWong LLP’s criminal law practice covers a broad range of white-collar mandates, regularly defending senior executives on cases involving corruption, misconduct, fraud and bribery, with additional experience in conducting corporate investigations. Shashi Nathan leads the criminal litigation practice and is an expert on regulatory and compliance matters; as part of this, Nathan is noted for her expertise of the Securities and Futures Act, as well as the Prevention of Corruption Act. At the associate level, Jeremy Pereira is another key contact in the group and has experience in criminal litigation in state courts, alongside military courts and disciplinary tribunals.