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• Advised clients on potential regulatory breaches (under the Securities & Futures Act and Financial Advisors Act) arising from sale of Lehman-related structured products, resolution of investigations by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on financial advisors, and resolution of FIDREC disputes.

• Advised a foreign holding company on the possible offences and criminal culpability of an employee in the Singapore subsidiary arising from the discharge of fiduciary duties in conflict of interest by covertly diverting business and dishonestly inflating prices.

• Internal inquiry and investigations for a leading foreign bank in respect of potential rate fixing of the Singapore Inter-Bank Offer Rate (SIBOR) and Swap Offer Rate (SOR), and dealing with regulatory authorities.

• Internal inquiry for an international oil company on insider trading complaints by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, including interviews, preparation of responses and advising & reporting to clients’ management.

• Represented a mother facing a murder charge for causing the death of her toddler. After negotiations and representations, the charge was withdrawn after the client accepted a conditional warning.

• Represented a professional charged with outraging the modesty of a foreign domestic worker. After negotiations and representations, the charge was withdrawn after the matter was compounded.

• Represented a professional facing multiple charges for computer misuse and unauthorised access to a Government website. After negotiations and representations, the client was fined instead of jailed.

• Represented a director facing charges under money laundering provisions for the failure to declare the cross-border movement of cash. After mitigation, the client was granted a conditional discharge.

• Represented directors facing multiple charges for giving bribes and kickbacks to the agent of a multi-national conglomerate.

• Represented a director charged with cheating a financial institution. After negotiations and representations, the charges were withdrawn.

• Represented an ex-CFO charged with falsification of company accounts. On appeal, the imprisonment term was reduced to 1 day with fines.

• Represented a professional facing multiple charges for drug offences. After mitigation, the client was granted probation.

• Represented a homemaker charged with negligently causing death in a traffic accident. After mitigation, the client was fined and disqualified.

• Represented a professional facing imprisonment for a road traffic offence involving alcohol. On appeal, jail was set aside and a fine was imposed.

• Represented a doctor facing military court martial for being absent without leave (AWOL) in order to pursue tertiary education.