Asian Business Law Journal reported TSMP Law Corporation’s hire of former Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) deputy director Harsharan Kaur as a Director. The piece quoted Joint Managing Partner Thio Shen Yi, SC, who said the appointment aligns with the firm’s strategy to expand its investigations and financial services regulation practice across Asia—moving beyond Southeast Asia to China, Korea and India, particularly in fintech and digital payments. He added that while TSMP aims to handle the Singapore component of any investigation, the firm can also lead and co-ordinate counsel across the region and globally at clients’ request.

The article highlighted Harsharan’s near decade at MAS and seven years with Drew & Napier, as well as her involvement in high-profile Singapore matters, including probes into anti-money-laundering breaches, capital-markets violations and cryptocurrency misconduct, such as the 1MDB-related investigations and the Three Arrows Capital case.

Shen Yi noted that having a former regulator on the team enables the firm to provide not only accurate but, more importantly, actionable advice, and that Harsharan is well pl