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Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Offices
9 STRAITS VIEW
MARINA ONE WEST TOWER #06-07
SINGAPORE 018937
018937
Singapore
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Thong Chee Kun
Position
Co-Head, Fraud, Asset Recovery & Investigations
Career
Chee Kun co-heads the firm’s Fraud, Asset Recovery & Investigations practice. He is a well-known white-collar crime specialist focusing in financial and regulatory crimes and offences, and has advised clients in offences ranging from corporate and compliance breaches, criminal breach of trust, corruption and cybercrimes to market manipulation and securities fraud. He has also represented many individuals and corporations in enforcement proceedings initiated by local and overseas regulators and agencies. He was also involved as one of the lead lawyers relating to the recent case involving German payment services provider Wirecard as well as 1MDB.
Chee Kun also has extensive experience in advising and acting for clients in many major cases involving corporate and compliance breaches, corruption offences, tax-related offences, fraud, cheating, criminal breach of trust, cybercrime as well as securities fraud such as market manipulation and insider trading. Apart from having vast courtroom experience, Chee Kun has represented many individuals and corporations in respect of enforcement proceedings initiated by regulatory bodies including the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange Ltd.
Chee Kun was recognised as one of the world’s leading business crimes defence lawyers by Who’s Who Legal. In addition, he has been acknowledged by global legal directories including Chambers, The Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation as a prominent litigator in the areas of corporate investigations, anti-corruption and white-collar crime.
Lawyer Rankings
Singapore > White-collar crime - Local firms
(Leading individuals)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.
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