May Ling Lee > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Allen & Gledhill LLP Offices
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
#28-00
SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore
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May Ling Lee
Work Department
Cybersecurity & Data Protection; Employment, Health & Safety; Litigation; Private Wealth; White Collar & Investigations
Position
Partner
Career
May Ling has an established background in general and commercial litigation. She has acted for a range of clients, comprising high net worth individuals, financial institutions, as well as public-listed and multinational corporations, and over a broad spectrum of cases, including employment disputes, misconduct and fraud cases, company and shareholder disputes, family and estate disputes and corporate-governance related matters.
Her practice focuses on white collar crime & investigations. She has developed particular expertise in advising multinational conglomerates as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in this sphere. This includes assisting them with navigating anti-fraud, corruption and money-laundering laws, conducting internal investigations into employee misconduct, fraud and harassment, as well as advising companies on dealing with authorities on regulatory issues, police investigations, information enquiries and dawn raids.
May Ling was also part of the inaugural batch of fellows under the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme, where she was seconded to the Law Society Pro Bono Services office in 2015, and practiced criminal law full-time whilst developing contacts with the criminal law bench and bar.
Languages
English
Memberships
Chairman on the Board of the SAS-SBF (Security Association Singapore – Singapore Business Federation) Foundation of Compassion Fund
Accredited Mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre
Education
Graduated from King’s College London with First Class Honours (LL.B.) and a LL.M. in Commercial Law
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
(Next Generation Partners)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.
Lawyer Rankings
- White-collar crime - Local firms Singapore
- Next Generation Partners Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
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