White Collar Crime
“They have deep industry knowledge. They provide creative solutions and think outside-the-box.”
Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
Trusted Lawyers for Complex White Collar Crime Matters in Singapore
In today’s fast-evolving and digitally driven business landscape, the risks and complexities associated with white collar crime cases and investigations have become more sophisticated and complex. These matters can escalate quickly, with reputational, financial, and legal consequences that go far beyond the courtroom. Navigating these challenges requires specialist expertise, strategic foresight and a proactive defence approach.
Why Choose Us
Our White Collar Crime team has been at the forefront of this practice in Singapore. With decades of combined experience, several of whom have served as prosecutors and regulators, we continue to be a trusted name in advising clients at every stage, from managing the investigations and representing clients facing financial crime allegations, regulatory scrutiny, and cross-border investigations. We understand the reputational, pecuniary and operational risks involved, and work swiftly to guide our client’s interest at every stage of the criminal proceedings.
Comprehensive Legal Support
Our team of seasoned lawyers provides comprehensive and tailored legal solutions across a wide range of white collar matters, including:
- Cross border corporate and commercial fraud, including criminal breach of trust, cheating, forgery, money laundering of proceeds of crime.
- Cross border investigations, including extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal proceedings
- Corruption and bribery investigations
- Securities fraud, including market manipulation and insider trading
- Multi-level marketing and pyramid selling schemes
- Insurance fraud
- Cybercrime and data-related offences
- Corporate disclosure breaches
- Fraudulent trading and breach of fiduciary duties
- Regulatory advisory work on anti-money laundering (AML), anti-corruption and financial reporting obligations
- International legal assistance and transnational criminal matters
- Internal investigations into corporate fraud, regulatory and compliance breaches and corporate misconduct allegations
- Crisis management and regulatory response coordination
Landmark Cases
Regulatory Defence and Compliance Expertise
Navigating regulatory requirements in Singapore is complex and mistakes can be costly. We regularly advise individuals and corporations on Singapore’s regulatory frameworks, including those governed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). Our work includes:
- Successfully represented a client before the Court of Appeal in a landmark foreign crime involving laundering of criminal proceeds, clarifying Singapore’s anti-money laundering laws under the Corruption Drug Trafficking & Other Serious Crimes Act.
- Successfully defended a client before a High Court of Three Judges involving market misconduct offences under the Securities and Futures Act.
- Advising corporate institutions and their management team in disclosure related investigations conducted by the regulators, including the MAS and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD).
Expert Corporate Investigations and Forensic Collaboration
We work closely with forensic experts, auditors, and crisis management teams, in all areas to conduct thorough corporate investigations and provide actionable legal advice. Notably:
- Led the corporate investigation and restructuring of China Aviation Oil
- Worked closely with a top accounting firm in the Barings Bank case involving rogue trader Nick Leeson
- Regularly conducts corporate investigations for corporate entities in key sectors, including finance, securities, gaming entities and shipping
- Represent companies and officers of companies in cross border investigations, including mutual legal assistance requests and extradition proceedings
Advice Every Step Of The Way
From the initial stages of investigation through to the conclusion of prosecution, we provide critical legal support. We have advised and represented directors and officers from AP Oil International Ltd, Airocean Group Ltd, JELCorp, and Mitsui Oil (Asia) in enforcement actions brought against them.
Facing a White Collar Investigation
If you are under investigation or suspect one may be coming, early legal advice can make all the difference. Contact our White Collar team for a confidential consultation.
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Recognition
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World’s Top 100 Firms for Corporate InvestigationsGlobal Investigations Review (GIR 100) 2024
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Band 1 - Corporate Investigations/Anti-CorruptionChambers Asia-Pacific 2025
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Tier 1 - White Collar CrimeThe Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
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"They have deep industry knowledge. They provide creative solutions and think outside-the-box."Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025
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"Extensive spectrum of white-collar defence, fraud investigations and advisory work, with the team widely recognised for its expertise in advising corporations and individuals in complex, and often multijurisdictional matters.“The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2025
They have deep industry knowledge. They provide creative solutions and think outside-the-box."
Our White Collar Crime Team
