Mr Aaron Lee > Allen & Gledhill LLP > Singapore, Singapore > Lawyer Profile
Allen & Gledhill LLP Offices
ONE MARINA BOULEVARD
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SINGAPORE 018989
Singapore
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Mr Aaron Lee
Work Department
Banking & Finance; Corporate Regulatory & Compliance; Employment, Health & Safety; Financial Regulatory & Compliance; International Arbitration; Litigation; White Collar & Investigations
Position
Co-Head of the Firm’s White Collar & Investigations Practice
Career
Aaron is a commercial litigator with a particular expertise on employment, white-collar, regulatory and compliance and corporate governance matters.
Aaron is Co-Head of the Firm’s White Collar & Investigations Practice, and has an active practice in matters involving fraud, insider trading, money-laundering, corruption, securities, market misconduct, sanctions, import/export and mutual legal assistance matters. He also regularly advises on corporate investigations and inquiries relating to employee misconduct, fraud and corporate governance-related issues.
Aaron also regularly acts in major corporate and commercial disputes for private and public listed companies as well as major financial institutions.
For employment-related matters, Aaron often advises on and acts in contentious employment cases and investigations by the authorities involving misconduct and fraud. Being a criminal and civil litigator, he has handled a wide range of contentious employment matters. These include advising on internal disciplinary proceedings and actions, defending unfair dismissal claims, pursuing criminal recourse against errant employees and commencing legal proceedings to obtain injunctive remedies or compensation against former employees. Aaron also regularly advises on internal policies and procedures to detect, mitigate and address employee misconduct.
Languages
English.
Education
Graduated from the National University of Singapore with an LL.B. (Hons) degree in 2001 with a number of academic awards.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
(Leading individuals)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
- Leading individuals Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
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