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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore

Position

Partner, Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime; Fraud, Asset Recovery and Investigation

Career

Haq joined Rajah & Tann as a Partner after his extensive experience in white collar crime with the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Commercial Affairs Department. His practice has bolstered the Commercial Litigation Practice in its strength and dominance in the legal circle, particularly in securities offences, business crimes, anti-money laundering, corruption, fraud and asset seizure litigation. He advises on corporate and securities cases including civil penalty actions for market misconduct under the Securities and Futures Act.

His market-leading reputation is endorsed by global legal directories including Chambers Asia Pacific, Who’s Who Legal, Benchmark Litigation and Legal 500. A source confirmed that “He is truly exceptional and most certainly among the best in the market thanks to his extensive prosecution experience and commercial litigation expertise.”

Haq has also authored the book Financial Crimes in Singapore, and other Singapore chapters on global corruption.

Lawyer Rankings

Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms

(Leading individuals)

Hamidul HaqRajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP continues to advise on a series of headline cases throughout the region and beyond. A comprehensive practice, the team has extensive experience assisting both regional and global clients on cross-jurisdictional criminal, financial, and regulatory matters, with extensive experience in major frauds, extradition, insider trading, and anti-corruption mandates, as well as cyber issues, breach of trust cases and investigations. The team regularly engages in both defence and prosecution cases for multinational corporations, financial institutions, governmental authorities and high-profile individuals across a vast number of sectors. Co-heads Hamidul Haq and Thong Chee Kun have considerable experience as public prosecutors; Haq focuses on disclosure and other corporate matters, as well as money laundering, while Kun is proficient in criminal law, with specialisms in financial and regulatory offences. Josephine Chee is another key contact in the group and handles securities fraud mandates, including market manipulation, insider trading and compliance issues.