Eugene Thuraisingam LLP

Eugene Thuraisingam Asia LLC is a unique disputes practice in Singapore. Founded in 2012 by a former partner from Allen & Gledhill and now managed by a home-grown Managing Partner with 10-years practice experience, the firm specialises in complex, high-stakes disputes involving commercial and criminal issues. It has established a reputation for taking on – and often winning – difficult cases against major companies and institutions like the Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers and the US Department of Justice.

It is regularly instructed in ‘bet the company’ litigation, matrimonial disputes between prominent figures involving more than USD 10 million in assets, cross-border insolvency and civil recovery proceedings involving assets in excess of USD 100 million, and crisis litigation for UHNW individuals.

Unlike any other commercial disputes firm, it is also a household name for criminal litigation, having secured high-profile acquittals for clients accused of serious crimes like rape and drug trafficking. It is also the rare boutique firm ranked by The Legal 500 for domestic white-collar crime for its work in high-profile corruption and market abuse cases involving senior executives and related individuals. It also has a special expertise in cybercrime and related US extradition proceedings. The firm’s success in the criminal litigation sphere adds heft to commercial disputes with hotly contested questions of fact.

In the employment law space, it litigated the landmark case of Ramesh s/o Krishnan v AXA Life Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 197, successfully suing the insurer on behalf of a former financial services for sabotaging his career by giving a false employment reference. The case made precedent that employers must ensure that any facts stated in performance reviews are true and that any opinions expressed are supported by true facts.

Its main clients are directors, C-suite employees, and regulated industry professionals in civil and criminal proceedings involving allegations of fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, corruption and other white-collar issues, and the enforcement of Employee Stock Option (ESOP) plans. It also has a burgeoning corporate clientele, advising companies in relation to internal investigations, employee terminations and retrenchments, and acting against former employees (e.g., to enforce restraint of trade clauses), particularly for tech start-ups and local SMEs.

The team is known for being commercially sophisticated, strategically minded, and aggressive. There is consistent partner-level attention to cases from start to finish, with an emphasis on delivering optimal outcomes for clients efficiently.

It has managed and conducted disputes across multiple jurisdictions including USA, Greater China, India, UAE and Thailand where the firm has had an office in Bangkok since 2022. It has working language capabilities in English, Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia and Urdu.

In 2024, Suang Wijaya took over as Managing Director. He leads the firm with executive partner Johannes Hadi.  Faraaz Amzar joined the firm in 2026, bringing with him a wealth of strong public and private sector experience.  Faraaz was formerly a Justice’s Law Clerk for the Supreme Court, assisting in criminal, commercial, and constitutional decisions of significant public interest. Faraaz was later appointed a Magistrate and Assistant Registrar of the State Courts, where he presided over civil and employment trials. In private practice, Faraaz was a member of a prestigious US law firm and subsequently a Magic Circle firm based in Singapore, advising US Fortune 500 companies and Big Tech clients. Founding Partner Eugene Thuraisingam remains in active practice on the Executive Committee, where he accepts select briefs and spearheads the firm’s continued expansion in the region and into other practice areas like artificial intelligence.